1. And the fair one enchants his eyes,
His lower half pulls his upper half.
١. وَشادِنٍ تَسحَرُ عَيناهُ
أَسفَلُهُ يَجذِبُ أَعلاهُ
2. His master looks upon his face -
Would that I were an eye of my master!
٢. يَنظُرُ مَولاهُ إِلى وَجهِهِ
يا لَيتَني عَينٌ لِمَولاهُ
3. I offered him my soul and heart, for I grew
Weary of unfulfilled longing.
٣. أَعَرتُهُ روحي وَقَلبي فَقَد
عَيِيتُ مِمّا أَتَقاضاهُ
4. And if he saw me as unworthy in passion,
He would say to me "May God keep you far!"
٤. وَلَو رَآني سَيّئاً في الهَوى
لَقالَ لي أَبعَدَكَ اللَهُ