ساءَتنيَ قُبلَةٌ عَدَت مَوضعها

ساءَتنيَ قُبلَةٌ عَدَت مَوضعها

من فيه فَثنَّيتُ لِكَي أُتبِعَها

من فيه فَثنَّيتُ لِكَي أُتبِعَها

A kiss displeased me: it had missed its proper place

A kiss distressed me, passing its proper place;

On his mouth; so I gave a second to follow it up.

I bent my course to follow its track again.

لِلسَبِّ شَحا فاه فَهنّأتُ فَمي

لِلسَبِّ شَحا فاه فَهنّأتُ فَمي

أَن قَد وَقَعت قبلتُهُ مَوقعَها

أَن قَد وَقَعت قبلتُهُ مَوقعَها

He opened his mouth wide to curse, so I congratulated my mouth

My mouth had been greedy, missing his mouth, I found;

That his kiss had landed where it belonged.

My kiss alighted where it belonged to alight.