لاَNo وَالْخُدُودِby the cheeks وَمَاand what بِهَاupon them
لاَ وَالْخُدُودِ وَمَا بِهَا
مِنْof شَامَةa beauty mark تَسْبِيcaptivates النُّفُوسْthe souls
مِنْ شَامَة تَسْبِي النُّفُوسْ
No—by the cheeks and what they bear
Of a beauty mark that captivates souls—
مَاnot كُنْتُI was أرْعَىI watch الزُّهْرَthe stars لَوْif
مَا كُنْتُ أرْعَى الزُّهْرَ لَوْ
لاَnot أنَّthat فَارَقْتُI parted from الشُّمُوسْthe suns
لاَ أنَّ فَارَقْتُ الشُّمُوسْ
I would not have watched the stars, had
I not parted from the suns.