لوif لمnot يَرَhe saw فيin النّاظرِthe eye's pupil ليof mine مَبْسِمَهُhis smiling mouth
لو لم يَرَ في النّاظرِ لي مَبْسِمَهُ
ماnot كانwould have يَعِنُّoccurred لهto him أنْto يَلْثِمَهُkiss it
ما كان يَعِنُّ له أنْ يَلْثِمَهُ
Had he not seen his smiling mouth in the pupil of my eye,
It would not have occurred to him to kiss it.
لاnot يعتقِدُbelieves العاشقُthe lover أنْthat يُكرِمَهُhe honors him
لا يعتقِدُ العاشقُ أنْ يُكرِمَهُ
ماnot آثرَhe favored بالقُبلةِwith the kiss إلاّexcept فَمَهُhis mouth
ما آثرَ بالقُبلةِ إلاّ فَمَهُ
The lover does not believe that he is honoring him;
He favored only his own mouth with the kiss.