وأحورَ أحوى ساحر الطرف أغيدِ

وأحورَ أحوى ساحر الطرف أغيدِ

رقيق حواشي الدِلّ أو هي تجلدي

رقيق حواشي الدِلّ أو هي تجلدي

And a dark-eyed, dark-lipped, graceful one with an enchanting glance,

The enchanting, bewitching glance of the charmer enraptures me,

Delicate in the subtleties of coquetry, he weakened my fortitude.

Slender, delicate, subtle beyond measure or bound.

أراه بعين الذكر أن شط شخصه

أراه بعين الذكر أن شط شخصه

فيشتاقه طرفي وتفقده يدي

فيشتاقه طرفي وتفقده يدي

I see him with memory’s eye if his person is far away;

In memory's eye I see his form by the shore,

So my gaze longs for him, and my hand misses him.

And my sight yearns, my hand seeks for what is lost.

وإِن أنا لم أصبر على جَوْر دَلّهِ

وإِن أنا لم أصبر على جَوْر دَلّهِ

متى أدنُ منه ينأ عني ويبعدِ

متى أدنُ منه ينأ عني ويبعدِ

And if I do not endure the cruelty of his coquetry,

Though I have not the patience to bear his cruelty,

Whenever I draw near him, he withdraws from me and goes far away.

When I draw near he turns from me, keeps his distance.