1. The beloved saw the musk gazelle appear
So he set out to hunt it with his slender arrows
١. رَأَى الحَبيبُ غَزالَ المِسكِ بانَ لَهُ
فَرامَ يَصطادهُ في نَبلِ مُقلتِهِ
2. Since it fled from him, he persisted zealously
So he took to striking it with his perfumed robe
٢. مُذْ فَرَّ مِنهُ وَجَدَّ السعيَ أَلجَأَه
فَراحَ يَضرِبُهُ في مِسك سرَّتهِ
3. Thus the musk reached the cheek of the loved one and clung to it
Until it transformed to coquetry above his cheeks
٣. فَأَدرك المِسكُ خَدَّ الحِبِّ حَلَّ بِهِ
حَتّى اِستَحالَ عِذاراً فَوقَ وَجنَتِهِ