1. I have a fair one who fondly waits for you,
Your boon companion, gentle, slim and true.
١. عِنْدِي مُعَتَّقَةٌ تَوَدُّكَ صَافِيَهْ
وَنَدِيْمُكَ الدَّمِثُ الرَّقِيْقُ الحَاشِيَهْ
2. When you're inclined to music's swell, she'll sing
A beauty rendering your mind its fee.
٢. فَإِذَا طَرِبْتَ إِلَى السَّمَاعِ تَرَنَّمَتْ
بِيْضَاءُ ذَاهِبَةٌ بِعَقْلِكَ دَاهِيَهْ
3. Her singing binds the right hand to the left
As angles of triangle, all equal length.
٣. تَصِلُ الغِنَاءَ يَمِيْنَهَا بِشَمَالِهَا
كَمُثَلَّثٍ أَضْلاَعُهُ مُتَسَاوِيَهْ
4. The black one echoes, blowing on her flute,
Shows you a camphor matching musk's expense.
٤. وَتُجِيْبُهَا سَوْدَاءُ تُعْمِلُ نَايَهَا
فَتُرِيْكَ كَافُوراُ يُقَاوِمُ غَالِيَهْ
5. Attend, for joy is present. Do not let
Days slip away; this life will soon fade hence.
٥. فَاحْضَرْ فَقَدْ حَضَرَ السُّرُورُ وَلاَ تَدَعْ
يَوْمَاً يَفُوتُكَ فَهِيَ دُنْيَا فَانِيَهْ