أُقولُ وقد جرى دُمهُ لفصد

أُقولُ وقد جرى دُمهُ لفصد

وفاحت منهُ رأئحةُ الغوالي

وفاحت منهُ رأئحةُ الغوالي

I say, as his blood flowed from bloodletting,

I say as his blood flows from the vein

And the fragrance of precious perfumes wafted from him:

And from it rises scent of musk so fine

خُذُوا بدم الغزال واحفظوهُ

خُذُوا بدم الغزال واحفظوهُ

فإنّ المسك بضعُ دم الغزال

فإنّ المسك بضعُ دم الغزال

Take hold of the gazelle's blood and preserve it,

Take the gazelle's blood and preserve it well

For musk is a portion of the gazelle's blood.

For musk is made from the gazelle's blood