إِذا ما قامَ راعيها اِستَحَثَّت

إِذا ما قامَ راعيها اِستَحَثَّت

لِعَبدَةَ مُنتَهى الأَهواءِ لَيسُ

لِعَبدَةَ مُنتَهى الأَهواءِ لَيسُ

Whenever her shepherd rose, she arched her back.

Whenever her herdsman rises, she hastens.

When her shepherd rises, she stirs

When her shepherd rises, she hastens,

For ʿAbda, desires have no end.

For Abdah, desires have no end.

For one enslaved to the heights of passion there is no

For Abda, the limit of passions is none.