ياO اِبنَةَdaughter of الإِثمِsin هذِهِthese شَفَتاياmy two lips
يا اِبنَةَ الإِثمِ هذِهِ شَفَتايا
فَاِرشفيso sip مِنهُماfrom them both رَحيقَthe nectar of الخَطاياsins
فَاِرشفي مِنهُما رَحيقَ الخَطايا
O daughter of sin, these are my lips.
So sip from them the nectar of sins.
وَاِعصريand wring ماas much as اِستَطَعتِyou can قَلبيmy heart فَقَلبيfor my heart
وَاِعصري ما اِستَطَعتِ قَلبي فَقَلبي
لَمhas not يَزَلceased فيهِwithin it مِنof غَراميmy passion بَقاياremnants
لَم يَزَل فيهِ مِن غَرامي بَقايا
And wring my heart as much as you can, for my heart
Still holds remnants of my passion.
وَتَوَقّيand spare إِحدىone of زَواياهُits corners لاdo not تَقbe… (word continues)
وَتَوَقّي إِحدى زَواياهُ لا تَق
سي…cruel (word ending) فَليfor I have حُرمَةٌsomething sacred بِإِحدىin one of الزَواياthe corners
سي فَلي حُرمَةٌ بِإِحدى الزَوايا
And spare one of its corners; do not be
Cruel, for in one corner I have something sacred.
إِنَّindeed فيin قَلبيَmy heart البَغيَّwanton خَيالاًan image
إِنَّ في قَلبيَ البَغيَّ خَيالاً
مِنof عَفافٍchastity ماnot فاجَرتهhave defiled it البَغاياthe harlots
مِن عَفافٍ ما فاجَرته البَغايا
Indeed, in my wanton heart there is an image
Of chastity that harlots have not defiled.
إِنif تَكُنis حِفنَتيmy handful المدمّاهُbloodied ملكيmine
إِن تَكُن حِفنَتي المدمّاهُ ملكي
فَخَيالُthen the image of العفافِchastity ملكُthe possession of سَواياsomeone other than me
فَخَيالُ العفافِ ملكُ سَوايا
If my bloodied handful belongs to me,
Then the image of chastity belongs to another.