عذار حبي لام

عذار حبي لام

والثغر كالميم أضحى

والثغر كالميم أضحى

My beloved’s cheek-down is a lām,

My love's face is like a lam

and his mouth has become like a mīm.

And her mouth like a mim has become

وعذّلي فيه ولوا

وعذّلي فيه ولوا

مذ عاينوا الصدغ كالحا

مذ عاينوا الصدغ كالحا

And those who blamed me for loving him turned away

Blame me for it though they may

when they saw his temple-lock like a ḥāʾ.

Since they saw a cheek like a ha