تَمَنَّيتُ تَقبيلَ الحَبيبِ فَجاءَني

تَمَنَّيتُ تَقبيلَ الحَبيبِ فَجاءَني

وَقَبَّلَني في النَومِ ثِنتَينِ في العَدِّ

وَقَبَّلَني في النَومِ ثِنتَينِ في العَدِّ

I wished to kiss the beloved, so he came to me,

I wished to kiss the beloved, so he came to me

And kissed me in my sleep—twice in all.

And kissed me twice in the dream, gently, tenderly

فَيا طِيبَ ذاكَ اللثمِ عِندي وَبَردَهُ

فَيا طِيبَ ذاكَ اللثمِ عِندي وَبَردَهُ

عَلى كَيدٍ حَرّى تَذوبُ مِن الوَجدِ

عَلى كَيدٍ حَرّى تَذوبُ مِن الوَجدِ

Ah, how sweet that kiss was to me, and how cool,

Oh, how sweet was that kiss to me, and its coolness

Upon a burning scheme that melts with longing.

Against a burning passion that melts from ecstasy

وَإِني لَأَرجُو أَن أُقبِّلَ يَقظَةً

وَإِني لَأَرجُو أَن أُقبِّلَ يَقظَةً

فَماً فيهِ شِيبَ الخَمر بِالمِسكِ وَالشهدِ

فَماً فيهِ شِيبَ الخَمر بِالمِسكِ وَالشهدِ

And I do hope to kiss, while awake,

And I hope to kiss awake, a mouth

A mouth where wine is mixed with musk and honey,

Where wine's gray mixes with musk and honey

فَيَقضي ظَمآنٌ مِن الراحِ ريَّهُ

فَيَقضي ظَمآنٌ مِن الراحِ ريَّهُ

وَيَشهَدُ ثَغراً كَاللآليءِ في العِقدِ

وَيَشهَدُ ثَغراً كَاللآليءِ في العِقدِ

So a thirsty man may drink his fill of wine,

To quench a thirst of spirits, its draft

And behold a smile like pearls in a necklace.

And witness lips like pearls in a necklace