رأيت في جلّقٍ غزالاً

رأيت في جلّقٍ غزالاً

تحار في حسنه العيون

تحار في حسنه العيون

I saw in Jilliq a gazelle;

I saw a gazelle in Jilliq.

eyes stood bewildered by his beauty.

The eyes are bewildered by his beauty.

فقلتُ ما الاسم قال موسى

فقلتُ ما الاسم قال موسى

قلت هنا تحلق الذقون

قلت هنا تحلق الذقون

So I asked, “What is your name?” He said, “Mūsā.”

So I said, “What is your name?” He said, “Musa.”

I said, “Here, then, the chins are shaved.”

I said, “Here chins are shaved.”