يا لؤلؤاً يَسْبي العقولَ أَنِيقا

يا لؤلؤاً يَسْبي العقولَ أَنِيقا

وَرَشاً بَتقطيعِ القُلوبِ رَفيقا

وَرَشاً بَتقطيعِ القُلوبِ رَفيقا

O exquisite pearl that captivates minds,

O pearl that captivates minds with elegance

And young gazelle, deft at tearing hearts apart!

And a thread that gently pulls at hearts

ما إِنْ رأَيْتُ وَلا سَمْعتُ بِمِثلهِ

ما إِنْ رأَيْتُ وَلا سَمْعتُ بِمِثلهِ

دُرّاً يعودُ مِنَ الحياءِ عَقيقا

دُرّاً يعودُ مِنَ الحياءِ عَقيقا

Never have I seen or heard of his like:

I’ve never seen nor heard of anything like it

A pearl that turns to carnelian out of bashfulness.

A jewel that shyly blushes coral red

وإذا نَظرتَ إِلى محاسنِ وجههِ

وإذا نَظرتَ إِلى محاسنِ وجههِ

أبصَرْتَ وجْهَكَ في سَناهُ غَريقا

أبصَرْتَ وجْهَكَ في سَناهُ غَريقا

And when you gaze upon the beauties of his face,

And when you look upon his beautiful face

You see your face drowned in his radiance.

You see your face drowning in his radiance

يَا منْ تَقَطعَ خَصْرُهُ مِنْ رقَّةٍ

يَا منْ تَقَطعَ خَصْرُهُ مِنْ رقَّةٍ

مَا بالُ قَلْبِكَ لا يَكُونُ رَقِيقا

مَا بالُ قَلْبِكَ لا يَكُونُ رَقِيقا

O you whose waist breaks from its slenderness,

O you whose waist is softly slender

Why is your heart not tender?

Why is not your heart tender?