ما أحسنَ ما يكونُ مَن تهواهُ

ما أحسنَ ما يكونُ مَن تهواهُ

في حضنِكَ والنُّعاسُ قد غشَّاهُ

في حضنِكَ والنُّعاسُ قد غشَّاهُ

How lovely it is when the one you love is

Lean on my chest, beloved

In your lap, with slumber already veiling him.

As drowsiness blankets you

أُوصيكَ إذا تَنرجَسَت عيناهُ

أُوصيكَ إذا تَنرجَسَت عيناهُ

قُمُ مُصَّ لسانَه وقبِّل فاهُ

قُمُ مُصَّ لسانَه وقبِّل فاهُ

I counsel you: when his eyes become narcissus-like,

I bid you, when his eyes awaken

Rise, suck his tongue, and kiss his mouth.

Rise, kiss his tongue, his mouth