أحببته مثل بدر التم طلعته

أحببته مثل بدر التم طلعته

في ليل طرته قد لذ لي سهري

في ليل طرته قد لذ لي سهري

I loved him, his countenance like the full moon.

I loved him like the full moon when it rose

In the night of his forelock, my vigil was sweet to me.

In a dark night that my vigil was sweetened

مآربي فيه ما عزت ولا امتنعت

مآربي فيه ما عزت ولا امتنعت

لأنني نلتها بالسمع والبصر

لأنني نلتها بالسمع والبصر

My wishes concerning him were neither hard to fulfill nor beyond reach,

My aspirations in him were not haughty or aloof

For I attained them through hearing and sight.

For I attained them through hearing and sight