شغفت بداية لي اشتهيها

شغفت بداية لي اشتهيها

وما فيها عن الوصل امتناعُ

وما فيها عن الوصل امتناعُ

I am enamored of a wet nurse of mine, whom I desire;

I was passionate at first and desired her

And she has no reluctance to union.

Yet she did not refuse to be joined with me

بباردة المجس وما اقشعرت

بباردة المجس وما اقشعرت

معصبة وليس بها صداع

معصبة وليس بها صداع

Cold to the touch, yet she has not shivered;

Her hand was cold when I touched it

Her head is bound, though she has no headache.

And she did not shudder

تمنع أو تحل ذؤابتاها

تمنع أو تحل ذؤابتاها

ويحسر عن مفارقها القناع

ويحسر عن مفارقها القناع

She holds back until her two tresses are untied,

Neither refusing nor allowing my approach

And the veil is drawn back from the partings of her hair.

While my self-control parted from her with regret