بَرِّدْcool غليلburning thirst فؤاديmy heart
بَرِّدْ غليل فؤادي
بِبَرْدِwith the coolness of تِلكthose الثنايَاthe front teeth
بِبَرْدِ تِلك الثنايَا
Cool the burning thirst of my heart
with the coolness of those front teeth,
وشِمْand sheathe سيوفَswords لحاظٍglances
وشِمْ سيوفَ لحاظٍ
جرَّدْتَهاyou unsheathed them للمَناياfor deaths
جرَّدْتَها للمَنايا
and sheathe the swords of glances
you have drawn to bring death,
ياO منyou who بجَفْنَيهِin his two eyelids سِحرٌmagic
يا من بجَفْنَيهِ سِحرٌ
مُكَمَّنٌlaid in ambush للبلاياfor calamities
مُكَمَّنٌ للبلايا
O you whose eyelids hold magic
lying in ambush to bring calamities.