وَشادِنٍ تَسحَرُ عَيناهُ

وَشادِنٍ تَسحَرُ عَيناهُ

أَسفَلُهُ يَجذِبُ أَعلاهُ

أَسفَلُهُ يَجذِبُ أَعلاهُ

And a young gazelle whose eyes bewitch;

And the fair one enchants his eyes,

And a young gazelle whose eyes enchant,

His lower half draws his upper half.

His lower half pulls his upper half.

His lower half pulls upon his upper half,

يَنظُرُ مَولاهُ إِلى وَجهِهِ

يَنظُرُ مَولاهُ إِلى وَجهِهِ

يا لَيتَني عَينٌ لِمَولاهُ

يا لَيتَني عَينٌ لِمَولاهُ

His master gazes at his face.

His master looks upon his face -

His master gazes upon his face,

Oh, if only I were an eye for his master!

Would that I were an eye of my master!

Oh, how I wish I were an eye for his master!

أَعَرتُهُ روحي وَقَلبي فَقَد

أَعَرتُهُ روحي وَقَلبي فَقَد

عَيِيتُ مِمّا أَتَقاضاهُ

عَيِيتُ مِمّا أَتَقاضاهُ

I lent him my soul and my heart, and have

I offered him my soul and heart, for I grew

I lent him my soul and my heart, for indeed

grown weary of demanding repayment from him.

Weary of unfulfilled longing.

I have grown weary of demanding their return,

وَلَو رَآني سَيّئاً في الهَوى

وَلَو رَآني سَيّئاً في الهَوى

لَقالَ لي أَبعَدَكَ اللَهُ

لَقالَ لي أَبعَدَكَ اللَهُ

And if he saw me at fault in love,

And if he saw me as unworthy in passion,

And were he to see me wretched in passion,

He would say to me, "May God banish you!"

He would say to me "May God keep you far!"

He would say to me: "May God banish you."