هَمَّتْ عِذاراهُ بِتَقْبيلِهِ

هَمَّتْ عِذاراهُ بِتَقْبيلِهِ

فاسْتَلَّ مِنْ عَيْنَيْهِ سَيْفَيْنِ

فاسْتَلَّ مِنْ عَيْنَيْهِ سَيْفَيْنِ

His two sideburns sought to kiss him;

She prepared to kiss him

so he unsheathed two swords from his eyes.

So he unsheathed his twin swords from his eyes

فَذَلِكَ الْمُحْمَرُّ مِنْ خَدِّهِ

فَذَلِكَ الْمُحْمَرُّ مِنْ خَدِّهِ

دَمٌ جَرى بَيْنَ الْفَريقيْنِ

دَمٌ جَرى بَيْنَ الْفَريقيْنِ

Thus that redness on his cheek

Thus the blush on his cheek

is blood that flowed between the two sides.

Is blood that flowed between the lovers