إِذا راحَ مَشهورُ المَحاسِنِ أَو غَدا

إِذا راحَ مَشهورُ المَحاسِنِ أَو غَدا

بِلينٍ عَلى لَحظِ العُيونِ الغَوامِزِ

بِلينٍ عَلى لَحظِ العُيونِ الغَوامِزِ

When he whose charms are famed goes out in the evening or morning,

When the famous beauty departs or leaves at dawn,

Gentle on the gaze of winking eyes,

With a gentle glance from his flirting eyes,

فَمَن لَم تَفُز عَيناهُ مِنهُ بِنَظرَةٍ

فَمَن لَم تَفُز عَيناهُ مِنهُ بِنَظرَةٍ

فَلَيسَ بِخَيرٍ في الحَياةِ بِفائِزِ

فَلَيسَ بِخَيرٍ في الحَياةِ بِفائِزِ

Then whoever's eyes have not won a glimpse of him

Whoever's eyes have not won a gaze from him,

Has won no good in life.

Will not succeed in life, he is no winner.

إِذا ما اِنتَضى سَيفَ المَلاحَةِ طَرفُهُ وَنادى

إِذا ما اِنتَضى سَيفَ المَلاحَةِ طَرفُهُ وَنادى

قُلوبَ القَومِ هَل مِن مُبارِزِ

قُلوبَ القَومِ هَل مِن مُبارِزِ

When his gaze unsheathes the sword of beauty and calls out

When the blade of wit is unsheathed by him and calls out,

To the people's hearts, 'Is there any challenger?'

To people's hearts - is there anyone who will duel?

عَجَزتُ فَأَلقى السِلمَ قَلبي لِطَرفِهِ

عَجَزتُ فَأَلقى السِلمَ قَلبي لِطَرفِهِ

عَلى أَنَّهُ عَن غَيرِهِ غَيرُ عاجِزِ

عَلى أَنَّهُ عَن غَيرِهِ غَيرُ عاجِزِ

I was powerless, so my heart surrendered to his gaze,

I weakened and so cast my heart’s ladder to his glance,

Though it is not powerless against anyone else.

Though it is not powerless toward any other.