حَلَّ عِقْداً كلُّهُ قُبَلُ

حَلَّ عِقْداً كلُّهُ قُبَلُ

عِقْدُ لَثْمٍ كُلُّهُ دُرَرُ

عِقْدُ لَثْمٍ كُلُّهُ دُرَرُ

He unfastened a necklace made entirely of kisses—

Every knot was, before now, all kisses

A necklace of kissing, all of it pearls.

Every kiss-knot, all pearls

وللثمي فوقَهُ أَبداً

وللثمي فوقَهُ أَبداً

صوتُ عِقْد حين يَنْتَثِرُ

صوتُ عِقْد حين يَنْتَثِرُ

And my kissing upon him always has

And forever above my kisses

The sound of a necklace as its beads scatter.

Rings the sound of a necklace shattering