ومُرْتَجَّةِ الأعطافِ أمّا قوامُها

ومُرْتَجَّةِ الأعطافِ أمّا قوامُها

فَلَدْنٌ وأمّا رِدْفُها فرَداحُ

فَلَدْنٌ وأمّا رِدْفُها فرَداحُ

And a woman whose curves sway—as for her figure,

And a woman with swaying curves—as for her figure,

it is lithe; as for her hips, they are ample.

It is supple; and as for her buttocks, they are ample.

ألمّتْ فباتَ الليلُ من قِصَرٍ بها

ألمّتْ فباتَ الليلُ من قِصَرٍ بها

يطيرُ ولا غيرُ السرورِ جَناح

يطيرُ ولا غيرُ السرورِ جَناح

She came to me; with her, the night, so brief,

She visited, and the night, so brief in her company,

flew, with nothing but delight as its wing.

Flew by, with no wing but joy.

وبتُّ وقد زارَت بأنعَم ليلةٍ

وبتُّ وقد زارَت بأنعَم ليلةٍ

يُعانقني حتى الصباحِ صباح

يُعانقني حتى الصباحِ صباح

And after her visit I passed the sweetest night,

And when she visited, I spent the most blissful night,

a dawn embracing me until dawn.

A dawn embracing me until morning.

على عاتقي من ساعِديْها حمائلٌ

على عاتقي من ساعِديْها حمائلٌ

وفي خَصرها منْ ساعديَّ وشاح

وفي خَصرها منْ ساعديَّ وشاح

Upon my shoulder, her two forearms were slings;

On my shoulder, her forearms were baldrics,

around her waist, my two forearms a sash.

And around her waist, my forearms were a sash.