قد قلتُ لِسِحْرِ طَرْفهِ إذْ نَفَثَا

قد قلتُ لِسِحْرِ طَرْفهِ إذْ نَفَثَا

من شاهدٍ إذا في أهلِه مَا لَبِثَا

من شاهدٍ إذا في أهلِه مَا لَبِثَا

I said to the magic of his gaze as it breathed forth its spell,

I said to the magic of his glance, when he let loose

From a fair beloved who, when among his kin, did not linger,

From an onlooker, had he tarried among his family,

إذ يكْسِر جَفْنَيْه لكي يَعْبَثَ بي

إذ يكْسِر جَفْنَيْه لكي يَعْبَثَ بي

سُبْحانَك ما خلقْتَ هذا عَبَثَا

سُبْحانَك ما خلقْتَ هذا عَبَثَا

As he lowered his eyelids to toy with me:

When he flutters his eyelids to toy with me,

“Glory be to You! You did not create this in vain.”

Glory to You! You did not create this in vain.