شكتshe complained وقدand already سارقتهاI stole from her قبلةًa kiss
شكت وقد سارقتها قبلةً
ياoh بردهاits coolness فيin كبديmy liver الواقدهburning
يا بردها في كبدي الواقده
She complained when I had stolen a kiss from her.
I complained of her having stolen a kiss before,
Oh, its coolness in my burning liver!
O, her coldness set my heart aflame!
وقالand said قومsome people رشفةa sip أغضبتcaused anger
وقال قوم رشفة أغضبت
فقلتso I said هذيthis غضبةٌa fit of anger بارِدهcold
فقلت هذي غضبةٌ بارِده
And some people said, “A sip has angered her.”
Some reproached me, said I'd angered her,
So I said, “This is a cold fit of anger.”
But no, that was just a cold anger, I exclaimed.