وَكَأَنَّه مِنْ حُوَّةٍ وَلَمىً

وَكَأَنَّه مِنْ حُوَّةٍ وَلَمىً

قَدْ قَبَّلَتْهُ الشَّمْسُ في فمِهِ

قَدْ قَبَّلَتْهُ الشَّمْسُ في فمِهِ

And with his dusky hue and dark lips, it is as though

As though from a snake's skin and a burning coal

the sun has kissed him on the mouth.

The sun had kissed him right on the mouth