ثغرa mouth كلمحِlike the flash of البرقِlightning حسنُthe beauty of بريقِهِits gleam
ثغر كلمحِ البرقِ حسنُ بريقِهِ
يشفيquenches غليلَthe burning thirst of المستهامِthe lovestruck one بريقِهِwith its saliva
يشفي غليلَ المستهامِ بريقِهِ
A mouth whose lovely gleam is like a flash of lightning
Lips like lightning's flash, radiant their beauty
Quenches the lovestruck one's burning thirst with its saliva.
Their radiance soothes the fevered lover's yearning
قدindeed بِتُّI spent the night ألثمُهُkissing it وأرتشِفُand sipping المُنىwishes
قد بِتُّ ألثمُهُ وأرتشِفُ المُنى
منfrom درِّهِits pearls وعقيقهand its carnelian ورحيقِهِand its nectar
من درِّهِ وعقيقه ورحيقِهِ
Indeed, I spent the night kissing it and sipping wishes
I kiss them, sipping bliss
From its pearls, its carnelian, and its nectar.
From their nectar, ruby, and sweet ambrosia