ومشمِّرِ الأصداغِ يُهدي ريقَهُ

ومشمِّرِ الأصداغِ يُهدي ريقَهُ

من خمرِهِ سُكراً إِلى أجفانِهِ

من خمرِهِ سُكراً إِلى أجفانِهِ

And one with cropped temple-locks, whose saliva bestows

With cheeks ablaze, from his wine he sends

intoxication from its wine upon his eyelids.

Intoxicating dew to his eyelids, red.

نَمَّتْ سلاسلُ صُدغهِ بعِذارِه

نَمَّتْ سلاسلُ صُدغهِ بعِذارِه

حَسداً فعذَّبَهُ بقطعِ لسانهِ

حَسداً فعذَّبَهُ بقطعِ لسانهِ

The chains of his temple-lock informed on his cheek-down

The fetters on his cheeks grew jealous of his love

out of envy; so he tormented it by cutting off its tongue.

So they tormented him by cutting out his tongue.