ولما بكى طرفي وثغرك ضاحكٌ

ولما بكى طرفي وثغرك ضاحكٌ

تعجب منا عند هذا الخلائق

تعجب منا عند هذا الخلائق

And when my eye wept while your mouth was smiling,

When my eyes wept and your mouth smiled,

at this, people marveled at us.

People were astonished by us.

ولم يرضهم من بعد عيني سحائبٌ

ولم يرضهم من بعد عيني سحائبٌ

ولم يصبهم من بعد ثغرك بارقُ

ولم يصبهم من بعد ثغرك بارقُ

And after my eye, no clouds pleased them;

No clouds pleased them after my eyes,

and after your mouth, no lightning flash enchanted them.

No lightning struck them after your smile.