قالَ ما تطلبُ قل لي

قالَ ما تطلبُ قل لي

قلتُ مِنْ ذي العرشِ حفْظَكْ

قلتُ مِنْ ذي العرشِ حفْظَكْ

He said, "What do you seek? Tell me."

He said, "What do you seek? Tell me."

I said, "That the Lord of the Throne keep you safe."

I said, "Protection from the Lord of the Throne."

قالَ ما أرشقَ قدي

قالَ ما أرشقَ قدي

قلتُ ما أرشقَ لَحْظَكْ

قلتُ ما أرشقَ لَحْظَكْ

He said, "How slender my figure is!"

He said, "Has not your fortune shone?"

I said, "How piercing your glance is!"

I said, "Has not the glance of your eye shone?"