لَعِبْتُ بالشَّطْرَنْجِ مَع شَادنٍ

لَعِبْتُ بالشَّطْرَنْجِ مَع شَادنٍ

رَشاقَةُ الأَغْصَانِ مِنْ قَدّهِ

رَشاقَةُ الأَغْصَانِ مِنْ قَدّهِ

I played chess with a young gazelle;

I played chess with a slender, willowy one,

The branches draw their grace from his figure.

The supple branches were from his waist,

أَحُلُّ عَقْدَ البَنْدِ مِنْ خَصْرهِ

أَحُلُّ عَقْدَ البَنْدِ مِنْ خَصْرهِ

وَأَلثُمُ الشّاماتِ مِنْ خَدّهِ

وَأَلثُمُ الشّاماتِ مِنْ خَدّهِ

I untie the sash's knot at his waist,

I untie the knot of his belt from his hips,

And kiss the beauty marks on his cheek.

And I kiss the moles on his cheek.