مَنwho ذاthis one رَأىsaw الياقوتَthe rubies مِنfrom مَبسمِهِhis smiling mouth
مَن ذا رَأى الياقوتَ مِن مَبسمِهِ
وَلَمand not يَكُنbe فيهِin it لَهُfor him اِفتِتانُenchantment
وَلَم يَكُن فيهِ لَهُ اِفتِتانُ
Who has seen the rubies of his smiling mouth
Who has seen carnelian from its smile,
And not been enchanted by it?
And is not captivated by it?
إِنْif ثَغرُهُhis mouth أَبدىrevealed لَناto us تَبَسُّماa smile
إِنْ ثَغرُهُ أَبدى لَنا تَبَسُّما
يَخرُجُcomes forth مِنهُfrom it الدّرّthe pearls وَالمرجانُand the coral
يَخرُجُ مِنهُ الدّرّ وَالمرجانُ
If his mouth reveals a smile to us,
Its lips reveal a smile to us,
Pearls and coral come forth from it.
Pearls and coral issue from it.