ومبلبَلُ الأصداغِ بل

ومبلبَلُ الأصداغِ بل

بَلَ بالملاحةِ شملَ عقلي

بَلَ بالملاحةِ شملَ عقلي

And one with tousled temple-locks disrupted

My thoughts are troubled, my mind confused,

the composure of my mind with his beauty.

Bewildered by her charming beauty.

سدّت علي وجهي محا

سدّت علي وجهي محا

سنُ وجههِ طرقَ التَخلّي

سنُ وجههِ طرقَ التَخلّي

Barred before me by the charms

When she looked at me, my face turned red,

of his face were the paths of escape.

Her smile lit up this lonely heart.

لمّا رآني في يدي

لمّا رآني في يدي

هِ وصدَّ يريدُ قَتلي

هِ وصدَّ يريدُ قَتلي

When he saw me in his hands,

Once in my hands, desire took hold,

he turned away, wishing to kill me.

Wanting her love to have and to hold.

قد كنتُ أنسبُ ما أتا

قد كنتُ أنسبُ ما أتا

ه إلى التصنّعِ والتحلي

ه إلى التصنّعِ والتحلي

I had attributed what he did

But now indifference has taken its toll,

to affectation and self-adornment.

So from her arms my feet slowly stroll.

والآن بانَ ملالُه

والآن بانَ ملالُه

فرجعتُ عنه أجرّ رجلي

فرجعتُ عنه أجرّ رجلي

And now his boredom is plain,

so I turned back from him, dragging my foot.