زارَني مَن خَلَعتُ فيهِ عِذاري

زارَني مَن خَلَعتُ فيهِ عِذاري

وَفُؤادي عَلى شَفا الاِنتِظارِ

وَفُؤادي عَلى شَفا الاِنتِظارِ

He for whom I cast off my bridle visited me,

The one for whom I had shed my modesty visited me

While my heart was on the brink of anticipation.

While my heart was on the verge of waiting

فَتَرَشَّفتُ مِن ثَناياهُ خَمراً

فَتَرَشَّفتُ مِن ثَناياهُ خَمراً

فَضلُها أَنَّها بِلا خَمّارِ

فَضلُها أَنَّها بِلا خَمّارِ

So I sipped wine from his front teeth,

So I sipped wine from his cheeks

Its virtue was that it came without a wine-seller.

Its excellence being it was without a veil

وَالدُجى بِالصَباحِ يُبدي اِختِلاطا

وَالدُجى بِالصَباحِ يُبدي اِختِلاطا

كَاِختِلاطِ العِتابِ بِالإِعتِذارِ

كَاِختِلاطِ العِتابِ بِالإِعتِذارِ

And night's darkness showed a mingling with morning,

And the darkness at dawn reveals a blending

Like the mingling of reproach with apology.

Like the blending of reproach and apology