قُل لِذي الطَرفِ الخَلوبِ

قُل لِذي الطَرفِ الخَلوبِ

وَلِذي الوَجهِ الغَضوبِ

وَلِذي الوَجهِ الغَضوبِ

Say to him with the beguiling gaze,

Tell the one with the alluring eyes

Say to the one with the bewitching glance,

And to him with the angry face,

And the one with the frowning face

And to the possessor of the wrathful face,

وَلِمَن يَثني إِلَيهِ الـ

وَلِمَن يَثني إِلَيهِ الـ

ـحُسنُ أَعناقَ القُلوبِ

ـحُسنُ أَعناقَ القُلوبِ

And to him toward whom

And the one to whom beauty bends

And to the one toward whom Beauty turns

Beauty bends the necks of hearts:

The necks of hearts

The submissive necks of human hearts,

يا قَضيبَ البانِ يَهتَز

يا قَضيبَ البانِ يَهتَز

زُ عَلى دِعصِ كَثيبِ

زُ عَلى دِعصِ كَثيبِ

O bough of the ban tree, swaying

O rod of myrrh that shakes

O slender bough of the willow that sways

Upon a mound of sand,

On the branch of the bramble

Above a rounded dune of sand,

قَد رَضينا بِسَلامٍ

قَد رَضينا بِسَلامٍ

أَو كَلامٍ مِن قَريبِ

أَو كَلامٍ مِن قَريبِ

We are content with a greeting,

We are pleased with peace

We are content with a simple greeting,

Or a word from close by.

Or words from one near

Or a brief word spoken from near,

فَبِروحِ القُدسِ عيسى

فَبِروحِ القُدسِ عيسى

وَبِتَعظيمِ الصَليبِ

وَبِتَعظيمِ الصَليبِ

So by Jesus, the Holy Spirit,

By Jesus' holy spirit

So by the Holy Spirit, Jesus,

And by reverence for the cross,

And reverence for the cross

And by the veneration of the Cross,

قِف إِذا جِئتَ إِلَينا

قِف إِذا جِئتَ إِلَينا

ثُمَّ سَلِّم يا حَبيبي

ثُمَّ سَلِّم يا حَبيبي

Stop when you come to us,

Stop when you come to us

Pause when you come before us,

Then offer a greeting, O my beloved.

Then greet, my beloved

Then greet me, O my beloved.