وَصَفَ البدرُ حُسنُ وَجهِكَ حتى

وَصَفَ البدرُ حُسنُ وَجهِكَ حتى

خِلتُ أَنّي أّراهُ لَستُ أراكا

خِلتُ أَنّي أّراهُ لَستُ أراكا

The full moon portrayed the beauty of your face, until

The full moon described your face's beauty until

I imagined I was seeing it, not seeing you.

I thought I saw it, not you

وإذا ما تَنَفَّسَ النرجسُ الغَ

وإذا ما تَنَفَّسَ النرجسُ الغَ

ضُّ تَوَهَّمتُهُ نَسيمَ ثناكا

ضُّ تَوَهَّمتُهُ نَسيمَ ثناكا

And whenever the fresh narcissus breathed,

And when the narcissus breathes its fragrance

I imagined it the breeze of your front teeth.

I imagined it was your gentle breeze

خُدَعٌ لِلمُنى تُعَلِّلني في

خُدَعٌ لِلمُنى تُعَلِّلني في

كَ بإِشراقِ ذا ونكهةِ ذاكا

كَ بإِشراقِ ذا ونكهةِ ذاكا

Illusions of hope console me with thoughts of

It deceives my wishes, making me think

you, through this one's radiance and that one's fragrance.

Your radiance and that fragrance are in it

لأُقيمنَّ ما حَييتُ على الشك

لأُقيمنَّ ما حَييتُ على الشك

رِ لهذا وذاك إذ حَكَياكَا

رِ لهذا وذاك إذ حَكَياكَا

I shall surely remain, as long as I live, in

I will continue, as long as I live, to be thankful

gratitude to this and that, for both resembled you.

For this and that, since they reminded me of you