ياO مَنyou who حَمَتshe withheld عَنّاfrom us مَذاقَةَa taste ريقِهاher saliva
يا مَن حَمَت عَنّا مَذاقَةَ ريقِها
رِفقاًgently بِقَلبٍwith a heart لَيسَis not فيهِin it سِواكِother than you
رِفقاً بِقَلبٍ لَيسَ فيهِ سِواكِ
O you who have denied us a taste of your saliva,
O you who spared us the taste of her saliva
Be gentle with a heart that holds none but you.
Gently, to a heart that has none but you
فَلَكَمfor how often سَأَلتُI asked الثَغرَthe mouth وَصفَa description of رُضابِهِits sweet saliva
فَلَكَم سَأَلتُ الثَغرَ وَصفَ رُضابِهِ
فَأَبىbut it refused وَصَرَّحَand disclosed ليto me سَفيهُindiscreet سِواكِtooth-cleaning stick
فَأَبى وَصَرَّحَ لي سَفيهُ سِواكِ
For how often I asked the mouth to describe its sweet saliva!
How often I asked the lips to describe her cheek
But it refused, and an indiscreet tooth-stick revealed it to me.
Yet it refused, and declared to me, none but you
Sol 6.1