وبدرُand a moon تمًّfull يحاكيresembles رِيقُthe saliva of مبسمهِhis smiling mouth
وبدرُ تمًّ يحاكي رِيقُ مبسمهِ
خمراًwine سقِيتI was given to drink بهby him مِنfrom فيهِhis mouth جِرْيالاdeep-red wine
خمراً سقِيت به مِن فيهِ جِرْيالا
And a full moon—his smiling mouth’s saliva resembles
wine; he gave me deep-red wine to drink from his mouth.
لوif لمnot يكنbe خدُّهhis cheek مثلَlike الشقيقِthe red anemone لماthen ... not
لو لم يكن خدُّه مثلَ الشقيقِ لما
كانwould be السوادُthe blackness الذيthat يحتلُّهoccupies it خالاa beauty mark
كان السوادُ الذي يحتلُّه خالا
If his cheek were not like the red anemone,
the blackness dwelling upon it would not be a beauty mark.