وغزالٍ غازلتهُ ظبيةٌ

وغزالٍ غازلتهُ ظبيةٌ

لهما في كلِّ قلبٍ شركُ

لهما في كلِّ قلبٍ شركُ

And a gazelle wooed by a doe—

A doe seduced a gazelle

They have a snare in every heart.

And in each heart they share a bond

أطلعا كأسين في كفَّيهما

أطلعا كأسين في كفَّيهما

ملءُ كلّ ذهبٌ منسبكُ

ملءُ كلّ ذهبٌ منسبكُ

They raised two cups in their palms,

They raised two cups in their hands

The contents of each were molten gold.

Each brimming with molten gold

فهو بدرٌ وهي شمسٌ وهما

فهو بدرٌ وهي شمسٌ وهما

كوكبا سعدٍ ونحن الفلكُ

كوكبا سعدٍ ونحن الفلكُ

For he is a full moon, and she a sun, and they are

He is the full moon, she the sun

Two stars of good fortune, and we are the celestial sphere.

They are the stars of good fortune, we the orbiting sphere