لسعت حية الذوائب قلبي

لسعت حية الذوائب قلبي

فشفته برشف خمر لماها

فشفته برشف خمر لماها

The serpent of her tresses stung my heart.

The snake of separation bit my heart

So she healed it with a sip of the wine of her dusky lips.

So I healed it with a sip of wine's breath

وأعادت روحي براحة ثغر

وأعادت روحي براحة ثغر

سرماء الحياة مازج ماها

سرماء الحياة مازج ماها

And she restored my soul with a mouth’s wine:

And returned my soul with the comfort of lips

The secret of the water of life had mingled with its moisture.

Whose coolness mixes life's water