... ياO ابنةdaughter البدرthe full moon
... يا ابنة البدر
وينبوعand a wellspring الشذاfragrance العطريperfumed
وينبوع الشذا العطري
... O daughter of the full moon,
O daughter of the full moon
And wellspring of perfumed fragrance,
And spring of fragrant splendor
وملهمتيand my muse تسابيحيmy hymns of praise
وملهمتي تسابيحي
وآياتيand my verses منof الشعرpoetry
وآياتي من الشعر
And you who inspire my hymns of praise
You are my inspiration, my poems
And my verses of poetry,
My verses about you
وساحرتيand my enchantress بعينيهاwith her eyes
وساحرتي بعينيها
وروحand a spirit كالسناlike radiance يسريflows
وروح كالسنا يسري
And my enchantress, with her eyes
Your eyes enchant me
And a spirit flowing like radiance,
Your spirit flows like a stream
وبالبسماتand with smiles منfrom ثغرa mouth
وبالبسمات من ثغر
شهيluscious بالهوىto love يغريentices
شهي بالهوى يغري
And with smiles from a mouth
Your smiles from your lips
Luscious, enticing to love,
Tempt me with passion
وباللفتاتand with turns منfrom جيدa neck
وباللفتات من جيد
بهin it ماءwater الصباyouth يجريflows
به ماء الصبا يجري
And with the turns of a neck
Your glances from your cheek
In which the water of youth flows,
Flow like the water of youth
وبالوجناتand with cheeks فيهاin them الضوءthe light
وبالوجنات فيها الضوء
يلهبsets aflame لونهاtheir hue الخمريwine-red
يلهب لونها الخمري
And with cheeks in which the light
The glow on your cheeks
Sets their wine-red hue aflame,
Is like the red of wine
فتحسبso you think أنهاthat they are شفقa twilight glow
فتحسب أنها شفق
تلفعcloaked itself in هالةthe halo of البدرthe full moon
تلفع هالة البدر
So you think they are a twilight glow
You'd think it was the dusk
Clad in the full moon's halo,
Wrapping the moon's halo
وداجيand the darkness of الليلthe night منof شعرhair
وداجي الليل من شعر
يهيمis enamored بهاof her ولاand not تدريshe knows
يهيم بها ولا تدري
And night's darkness, made of hair,
The dark locks of your hair
Is enamored of her, and she is unaware,
Yearn for you, but you're unaware
... أنتyou ألحانيmy melodies
... أنت ألحاني
وحلميand my dream فيin الهوىlove العذريchaste..
وحلمي في الهوى العذري..
... You are my melodies
You are my melodies
And my dream of chaste love...
My dream of chaste love
Sol 6.1