1. O Beauty, what is my state and what is yours?
Be gentle, my sister, with your rule
١. يا عُتبَ ما شاني وَما شانِك
تَرَفَّقي أُختي بِسُلطانِك
2. When you appeared on a mule
The earth shone bright with your proof
٢. لَما تَبَدَّيتِ عَلى بَغلَةٍ
أَشرَقَتِ الأَرضُ لِبُرهانِك
3. As if the sun was eclipsed
Among your maids and eunuchs
٣. حَتّى كَأَنَّ الشَمسَ مَخفوفَةٌ
بَينَ جَواريكِ وَخِصيانِك
4. O Beauty, what is my state and what is yours?
Be gentle, my lady, with your rule
٤. يا عُتبُ ما شاني وَماشانِك
تَرَفَّقي سِتّي بِسُلطانِك
5. You seized my heart forcibly
Then tightened it with your hairlocks
٥. أَخَذتِ قَلبي هَكَذا عَنوَةً
ثُمَّ شَدَدتيهِ بِأَشطانِك
6. By God, He did not break the pact and betray you
In killing a Muslim man
٦. اللَهَ في قَتلِ فَتىً مُسلِمٍ
ما نَقَضَ العَهدَ وَما خانِك
7. You denied me your nearness, oh
Woe to me! What is mine and what is your denial?
٧. حَرَمتِني مِنكِ دُنوٌّ فَيا
وَيلِيَ ما لي وَلِحِرمانِك
8. O Paradise of Heaven, be generous for
Your sides and hills are pleasant
٨. يا جَنَّةَ الفِردَوسِ جودي فَقَد
طابَت ثَناياكِ وَأَردانِك
9. By God, if I did not fear rejection
I would say, "At your service," and "Glory to You"
٩. وَاللَهِ لَولا أَن أَخافَ الرَدى
لَقُلتُ لَبَّيكِ وَسُبحانِك