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Among the tribes is a graceful gazelle

في بني الأسباط ظبي

1. Among the tribes is a graceful gazelle
Of the black antelopes, a beautiful king,

١. في بني الأَسباط ظبيٌ
مالكٌ رِقّ الأسودِ

2. Who captivates people with his stature
And his cheeks and his forehead.

٢. يأْسِر الناس بقدٍّ
وبخدٍّ وبجيدِ

3. He makes eyes grow
In his garden, roses of cheeks.

٣. تُنْبِتُ الأَبصار في
وجنته وَرْد الخُدودِ

4. He fulfills his promises whenever
Asked by a glance to be generous.

٤. مَلِق الوعد متى
طالبه اللَّحظُ بجودِ

5. The flowers of his eyes guaranteed
The fruits of the promises.

٥. كفلت زهرةُ عينيه
بأثمار الوعود

6. He is, in my passion, a money-changer:
In transactions and coins.

٦. صيرفيٌّ في غرامي
في صُروف ونقود

7. In religion I am a Hanifite,
In love I am a Jew.

٧. أَنا في الدين حنيفيٌّ
وفي الحبّ يهودي