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With a twiggy body as though

وشادن ثمل الأعضا كأن به

1. With a twiggy body as though
Stirred by ecstasy's intoxication

١. وَشادِنٍ ثَمِلِ الأَعْضَا كَأنَّ بهِ
من نَشْوَةِ التيهِ أَغْصاناً تحرِّكُهُ

2. He wounds hearts with naked glances
Assigned to shed lovers' blood

٢. يُدمي القلوبَ بألحاظٍ مجرَّدَةٍ
قد وُكِّلَتْ بِدَمِ العُشَّاقِ تسفُكُهُ

3. I concealed the secret of his love as much as I could, but
My tears' flowing revealed it

٣. كَتمتُ سِرَّ هَوَاهُ ما استطعتُ فَما
أفَادَ كتمانُهُ والدمْعُ يهتكُهُ

4. I made him master of my heart in love, so he became
An obedient slave, walking as he pleased

٤. ملَّكتُهُ في الهَوَى قلبي فَصَارَ لهُ
عَبْداً مُطيعاً وفيما شَاءَ يسلكُهُ

5. Then he turned away as my heart was in his hand
If only he had ignored me when I owned my heart

٥. ثم انثنَى مُعْرِضاً والقلبُ في يدِهِ
هَلاَّ جَفَاني وقلبي كنتُ أملُكُهُ