مَنْ رآني قبَّلْتُ عينَ رسولي

مَنْ رآني قبَّلْتُ عينَ رسولي

ظنّ أَنّ الرسولَ جاء بسُولي

ظنّ أَنّ الرسولَ جاء بسُولي

Whoever saw me kiss my messenger’s eye

Whoever saw me kiss my messenger’s eye

thought the messenger had come with what I sought.

Thought the messenger had brought what I wished for.

إِنّ عَيْناً تأَمَّلَتْ ذلك الو

إِنّ عَيْناً تأَمَّلَتْ ذلك الو

جْه أَحَقُّ العُيونِ بالتّقبيل

جْه أَحَقُّ العُيونِ بالتّقبيل

Indeed, an eye that gazed upon that fa—

Indeed, an eye that gazed upon that

—ce is the eye most worthy of being kissed.

face is, of all eyes, most deserving of being kissed.