1. My eyes glanced at him for a moment,
A glance that fit my passion.
١. نَظَرَت عَيني لِحيَني
نَظَراً وافَقَ شَيني
2. She covered when she saw me
With both palms.
٢. سَتَرَت لَمّا رَأَتني
دونَهُ بِالراحَتَينِ
3. Some excess was revealed,
That will not be hidden by hands.
٣. فَبَدَت مِنهُ فُضولٌ
لَن تُوارى بِاليَدَينِ
4. So she bent until it was hidden
Between the folds of the cheeks.
٤. فَاِنثَنَت حَتّى تَوارى
بَينَ طَيِّ العَكنَتَينِ
5. And my heart wished,
For love in two sighs,
٥. فَتَمَنَّيتُ وَقَلبي
لِلهَوى في زَفرَتَينِ
6. That I was upon it
For an hour or two.
٦. أَنَّني كُنتُ عَلَيهِ
ساعَةً أَو ساعَتَينِ