قلت له إذ هز لي ذقنه

قلت له إذ هز لي ذقنه

ولام في من ذبت في عشقها

ولام في من ذبت في عشقها

I said to him, when he wagged his chin at me,

I said to him as he shook his chin at me,

and reproached me over the woman in whose love I had melted:

and reproached me over her, for love of whom I had melted:

تذكر إذ غنت فنادى نعم

تذكر إذ غنت فنادى نعم

فقلت واشوقا إلى حلقها

فقلت واشوقا إلى حلقها

“Do you remember when she sang?” He called back, “Yes.”

"Remember when she sang?" He cried out, "Yes!"

So I said, “Oh, how I long for her throat!”

So I said, "Oh, how I long for her throat!"