1. أما وقطافُ رمّانِ النهودِ

    وطيبُ عناقِ أغصانِ القدودِ

    Ah, by the plucking of the pomegranates of breasts,

    and the sweetness of embracing the branches of slender figures,

  2. وتقبيلِ المراشفِ والثنايا

    وعضِّ جناءِ تفاحِ الخدودِ

    and kissing lips and front teeth,

    and biting the ripe apples of cheeks,

  3. لقدْ سمحَ الحبيبُ بطيبِ وصلٍ

    فأورَقَ يابسي واخْضَرَّ عودي

    the beloved has indeed granted sweet union;

    so my withered wood sprouted leaves, and my branch turned green.

  4. وبتُّ قرير عينٍ للتداني

    كما قدْ كنتُ أسهرُ للصدودِ

    And I spent the night contented by closeness,

    just as I once lay awake because of rejection.