إِنَّمَا كَانَ رِيقُكَ الْعَذْبُ شُهْداً

إِنَّمَا كَانَ رِيقُكَ الْعَذْبُ شُهْداً

حَيْثُ أَهْلُ الْهَوَى ذُبَابٌ مُكِبَّهْ

حَيْثُ أَهْلُ الْهَوَى ذُبَابٌ مُكِبَّهْ

Your sweet saliva was nothing but honey,

Your sweet saliva was honey

for lovers were flies crowding over it.

Where the lovers are flies gathered

ثُمَّ لَمَّا الْتَحَيْتَ طَارُوا جَميِعاً

ثُمَّ لَمَّا الْتَحَيْتَ طَارُوا جَميِعاً

مَا لِطَرْدِ الذُّبَابِ مِثْلُ الْمَكَبَّهْ

مَا لِطَرْدِ الذُّبَابِ مِثْلُ الْمَكَبَّهْ

Then, when you grew a beard, they all flew away.

Then when you frowned, they all flew away

Nothing drives flies away like a food cover.

Nothing drives away flies like a frown