بتنا وما نقلنا سوى قبلٍ

بتنا وما نقلنا سوى قبلٍ

وريقُ فيه السلاف مشروبي

وريقُ فيه السلاف مشروبي

We spent the night, taking no refreshment but kisses;

We spent the night together, nothing passed between us but a kiss

And his mouth’s saliva—fine wine—was my drink.

And a leaf wherein my drink was wrapped

نمنا ومانمت الوشاةُ بنا

نمنا ومانمت الوشاةُ بنا

لولا فضولُ الحلى والطيب

لولا فضولُ الحلى والطيب

We slept, and the tale-bearers would not have told on us,

We slept, and no scandalmongers spied on us

But for the excess of jewelry and perfume.

Were it not for the superfluity of trinkets and perfume