يا سَلمَ ذاتَ الوُضَّحِ العِذابِ

يا سَلمَ ذاتَ الوُضَّحِ العِذابِ

وَرَبَّةَ المِعصَمِ ذي الخِضابِ

وَرَبَّةَ المِعصَمِ ذي الخِضابِ

O Salm, with sweet, gleaming-white teeth,

O palm tree with clear beauty

And lady of the henna-stained wrist,

And mistress with braceleted wrists dyed red

وَالكَفَلِ الرَجراجِ في الحِقابِ

وَالكَفَلِ الرَجراجِ في الحِقابِ

وَالفاحِمِ الأَسوَدِ كَالغُرابِ

وَالفاحِمِ الأَسوَدِ كَالغُرابِ

And of buttocks that quiver within a girdle,

And curled locks swaying in plaits

And of coal-black hair, dark as a raven—

And intensely black like a raven

بِحَقِّ تِلكَ القُبَلِ الطِيابِ

بِحَقِّ تِلكَ القُبَلِ الطِيابِ

بَعدَ التَجَنّي مِنكِ وَالعِتابِ

بَعدَ التَجَنّي مِنكِ وَالعِتابِ

For the sake of those sweet kisses,

By the right of those sweet kisses

After your unjust blame and reproaches,

After withdrawing from me and blaming

إِلّا كَشَفتِ اليَومَ عَنّي ما بي

إِلّا كَشَفتِ اليَومَ عَنّي ما بي

جاءَ مَشيبي وَمَضى شَبابي

جاءَ مَشيبي وَمَضى شَبابي

Do relieve me today of what ails me.

If only you would uncover me today as I am

My gray hair has come, and my youth has passed;

My gray hair has come and my youth is gone

وَزالَ عَنّي أَهوَجُ التَصابي

وَزالَ عَنّي أَهوَجُ التَصابي

فَلَم أَجُز عَن مَنهَجِ الصَوابِ

فَلَم أَجُز عَن مَنهَجِ الصَوابِ

And reckless youthful dalliance has left me;

And the madness of my passion has left me

So I have not strayed from the path of right conduct.

So I did not deviate from the path of right