1. She walked with pride, they said "She is the noble steed"
She rang, they said "She is the graceful gazelle"
١. مَاستْ فَقِيلَ هِي القَضيبُ الأَمْيدُ
وَرنتْ فَقِيلَ هي الغَزالُ الأَغْيَدُ
2. She saw her beauty's splendor, so she smiled
Pearls around her neck, proudly displayed
٢. وَرَأَتْ بَدِيعَ جَمالِها فَتبّسمتْ
عَنْ لُؤلؤٍ بِمثَالِه تَتَقَلَّدُ
3. The garden of beauty is white, yet verdant
My tears are red, my life is dark
٣. بَيْضاءُ رَوْضُ الحُسْنِ فيها أَخْضَرٌ
وَمَدامِعي حُمْرٌ وعَيْشي أسْوَدُ
4. The swords of magic in her eyelids
Act as an Indian dancer's, bared
٤. فَعلتْ سُيوفُ السّحْر مِنْ أجْفانِها
ما يَفْعَلُ الهِنْديُّ وَهْوَ مُجَرَّدُ