1. Do you blame me, O reproacher
For the beauty of these gazelles
١. أَتَلُومُنِي يَا عَاذِلِي
فِي حُسْنِ هَاتِيكِ الْقَطَائِفْ
2. When the birds since they appeared to him
Chirp on the hills calling
٢. وَالطَّيْرُ مُذْ بَرَزَتْ لَهُ
غَرِدٌ عَلَى الأَدْوَاحِ هَاتِفْ
3. Singing enchanted by them
Enraptured by joy steadfast
٣. مُتَرَنِّمٌ كَلَفاً بِهَا
طَرِبٌ عَلَى الأَفْرَاحِ عَاكِفْ
4. And the branch bowed down
To their beauty gently swaying
٤. وَالْغُصْنُ أَوْمَأَ رَاكِعاً
لِجَمَالِهَا لَدْنَ الْمَعَاطِفْ
5. Spring has shed its cover
And excelled in crafting beauty
٥. خَلَعَ الرَّبِيعُ عِذَارَهُ
فِيهَا فَأَبْدَعَ فِي اللَّطَائِفْ
6. Adorned with its blossoms
With anemones proliferating
٦. بِبَهَارِهَا مُتَقَيِّئٌ
بِشَقَائِقِ النُّعْمَانِ رَاعِفْ
7. What lies between yellow ripened
In red fresh picked
٧. مَا بَيْنَ أَصْفَرَ فَاقِعٍ
فِي أَحْمَرٍ غَضِّ الْمَقَاطِفْ
8. Amidst green lush
For the beholder's eyes seizing
٨. فِي وَسْطَ أَخْضَرَ يَانِعٍ
لِلَوَاحِظِ الأَبْصَارِ خَاطِفْ
9. Stroll by them for with them
Most wondrous is the youth flirting
٩. عَرِّجْ عَلَيْهَا إذِ ْ بِهَا
مَا أَعْجَبَ الصَّبَّ الْمُلاَطِفْ
10. Especially by the evening
For their beauty the glow attracting
١٠. لاَ سِيَّمَا عِنْدَ الأَصِي
لِ فَحُسْنُهَا السُّلْوَانَ قَاطِفْ
11. And the sun sketches their form
With its radiance tracing the outlines
١١. وَالشَّمْسُ تَرْقُمُ مَتْنَهَا
بِنُضَارِهَا رَقْمَ الْمَطَارِفْ