أفدي معذب مهجتي أفديه

أفدي معذب مهجتي أفديه

إن كان بذل حشاشتي يرضيه

إن كان بذل حشاشتي يرضيه

I would ransom the tormentor of my heart; I would ransom him,

I sacrifice my tormented soul, I sacrifice it

If surrendering my life's breath would please him.

If my devoted love satisfies him

ظبي تحيرت المحاسن والصبا

ظبي تحيرت المحاسن والصبا

في وجهه فعذرته في التيه

في وجهه فعذرته في التيه

A gazelle—beauty and youth were bewildered

A gazelle was bewildered by the beauties and youth

In his face, so I excused him for his haughtiness.

In his face, so I excused his bewilderment

يا حبذا ورد أبيت على الرضى

يا حبذا ورد أبيت على الرضى

باللثم من وجناته أجنيه

باللثم من وجناته أجنيه

Oh, how lovely the rose I spend the night contentedly

How wonderful the rose that spent the night satisfied

Plucking with kisses from his cheeks!

With kissing his cheeks I plucked it

تسبيك حمرة جمرة في خده

تسبيك حمرة جمرة في خده

أبداً وحمرة خمرة في فيه

أبداً وحمرة خمرة في فيه

The redness of an ember in his cheek captivates you

My pouring the redness of embers on his cheek

Forever, and so does the redness of wine in his mouth.

And the redness of wine in his mouth, forever

وحياة نعمته اللذيذة ما وعت

وحياة نعمته اللذيذة ما وعت

أذني ألذ من الملامة فيه

أذني ألذ من الملامة فيه

And by the life of his delightful favor, never has

And the pleasure of his sweet life that my ear never perceived

My ear heard anything sweeter than reproach on his account.

Is sweeter than blame in it