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A gazelle-eyed one with eyelids like Indian musk

ظبي كحيل الجفون بالوسن

1. A gazelle-eyed one with eyelids like Indian musk
I was infatuated with him like an idol worshipper

١. ظَبيٌ كَحيل الجُفون بِالوَسنِ
فتنتُ فيهِ كَعابد الوَثنِ

2. He said "Describe me," so I said "O my tranquility
Beauty is part of your beautiful face"

٢. يَقول صفني فَقُلت يا سكني
الحُسن جُزءٌ مِن وَجهكَ الحسنِ

3. O moon rising on a branch
Glory to Him who placed teeth in the forehead

٣. يا قَمَراً طالِعاً عَلى غُصُنِ
سُبحانَ مَن أَودَع الجَبين سَنا

4. And lips like pearls and your musk-like glance
Its coquetry makes me anxious with sorrow

٤. وَالثَغر دُرّاً وَطَرفك الوَسَنا
فَتِه دَلالاً أَهِم بِهِ شَجَنا

5. If you are unique in beauty, so am I
O unique in beauty, unique in sorrow

٥. إِن كُنت في الحُسن واحِداً فَأَنا
يا واحدَ الحُسنِ واحِدَ الحزَنِ

6. I sacrifice a soul fluttering in a worn out body
Powerless and without fortitude

٦. فداك نَفسٌ تَلتاعُ في جَسَدٍ
بالٍ بِلا قُوَّةٍ وَلا جَلَد

7. O my returning one, bestowing favors like a seeker
Every sickness you see in anyone

٧. يا عائِدي مُنعِماً كمفقدٍ
كُلُّ سَقام تَراهُ في أَحَد

8. That is a branch, and the origin is in my body
Woe to me from my agony and my passion

٨. فَذاكَ فرعٌ وَالأَصل في بَدَني
وَيلاهُ مِن لَوعَتي وَمِن شَغَفَي

9. And from your teasing me and my bashfulness
Be however you wish, highly noble

٩. وَمِن تَجنّيك لي وَمِن كَلَفي
كُن كَيفَما شِئتَ عاليَ الشَرَفِ

10. The yearning of love for you, your being
In the hearts of lovers has not been

١٠. كَوامنُ الحُبّ فيكَ كَونَكَ في
أَفئدة العاشِقين لَم تَكُنِ