كَثّرتُ تَقبيلَ ثَغرٍ

كَثّرتُ تَقبيلَ ثَغرٍ

فَما شَفا لِيَ غُلَّه

فَما شَفا لِيَ غُلَّه

I kissed a mouth again and again,

I kissed a mouth again and again,

but it did not quench my burning thirst;

yet it did not quench my burning thirst.

وَراحَ قَلبِيَ ظامٍ

وَراحَ قَلبِيَ ظامٍ

مِنهُ بِأَوَّلِ قُبله

مِنهُ بِأَوَّلِ قُبله

and my heart came away still thirsty

And my heart grew thirsty

for it, at the very first kiss.

for it at the very first kiss.