سامرْتُ سامريَّةً

سامرْتُ سامريَّةً

كأنها الغصنُ النضرْ

كأنها الغصنُ النضرْ

I conversed by night with a Samaritan woman,

I conversed with a fair maiden,

As though she were a fresh, green bough.

As if she were a tender branch,

بطرفِها وقدِّها

بطرفِها وقدِّها

يُذكر موسى والخضرْ

يُذكر موسى والخضرْ

Through her gaze and her stature,

With her charm and grace,

Moses and al-Khidr are brought to mind.

She reminds me of Moses and Al-Khidhr.