نَظَرُ العُيونِ إِلى ظَلومَ نَعيمُ

نَظَرُ العُيونِ إِلى ظَلومَ نَعيمُ

إِنَّ السُرورَ يُقيمُ حَيثُ تُقيمُ

إِنَّ السُرورَ يُقيمُ حَيثُ تُقيمُ

For eyes to gaze upon Ẓalm is bliss.

Gazing upon Ẓalūm is bliss for the eyes.

Indeed, joy abides wherever you abide.

Indeed, joy dwells where she dwells.

وَأَرى النِساءَ يَلُمنَني في أَمرِها

وَأَرى النِساءَ يَلُمنَني في أَمرِها

أَبغِض إِليَّ بِمَن أَراهُ يَلومُ

أَبغِض إِليَّ بِمَن أَراهُ يَلومُ

I see the women blame me on her account;

And I see the women reproaching me over her.

how hateful to me is anyone I see casting blame!

How hateful to me is anyone I see reproaching me!

ما قَوَّمَتكِ مُلوكُ أَرضٍ قيمَةً

ما قَوَّمَتكِ مُلوكُ أَرضٍ قيمَةً

إِلّا اِرتَفَعتِ وَقَصَّرَ التَقويمُ

إِلّا اِرتَفَعتِ وَقَصَّرَ التَقويمُ

Never have the kings of any land set a value upon you

No kings of any land have ever set a value on you

but you rose beyond it, while appraisal falls short.

Without your rising above it and the appraisal falling short.

وَجَهٌ يَكِلُّ الطَرفُ عَنهُ إِذا بَدا

وَجَهٌ يَكِلُّ الطَرفُ عَنهُ إِذا بَدا

هُوَ بِالعَفافِ وَبِالتُقى مَوسومُ

هُوَ بِالعَفافِ وَبِالتُقى مَوسومُ

A face that wounds the gaze when it appears—

A face before which the gaze falters when it appears—

it is marked by chastity and piety.

It is marked with chastity and piety.

يَحسُدنَ وَجهَكِ يا ظَلومُ جَمالَهُ

يَحسُدنَ وَجهَكِ يا ظَلومُ جَمالَهُ

هَيهاتَ ما لَكِ في الجَمالِ قَسيمُ

هَيهاتَ ما لَكِ في الجَمالِ قَسيمُ

The women envy your face its beauty, O Ẓalm;

They envy your face its beauty, O Ẓalūm.

far from it—you have no peer in beauty.

Far from it! You have no equal in beauty.

وَغَبَطتُ نَفسي إِذ رَأَيتُكِ مَرَّةً

وَغَبَطتُ نَفسي إِذ رَأَيتُكِ مَرَّةً

مَن لا يَراكِ فَإِنَّهُ مَحرومُ

مَن لا يَراكِ فَإِنَّهُ مَحرومُ

And I counted myself blessed when once I saw you:

And I envied myself when I saw you once;

whoever does not see you is truly deprived.

Whoever does not see you is indeed deprived.