علم الوشاة بأن ريق معذبي

علم الوشاة بأن ريق معذبي

راحٌ يعيدُ الصب بعد هلاكه

راحٌ يعيدُ الصب بعد هلاكه

The informers learned that my tormentor’s saliva

The talebearers learned that my tormentor's saliva

is wine that revives the ardent lover after his death.

Is wine that revives the lovesick lover after his death.

أما أنا لم يبد هذا من فمي

أما أنا لم يبد هذا من فمي

لكن هذا من فضول سواكه

لكن هذا من فضول سواكه

As for me, this secret never passed my lips;

As for me, this did not come from my mouth;

it was merely the indiscretion of his tooth-stick.

But this came from his tooth-stick's meddling.