خشيتُ على حبيبِ القلبِ لمَّا

خشيتُ على حبيبِ القلبِ لمَّا

أتى حمَّامَهُ ونَضا الثيابا

أتى حمَّامَهُ ونَضا الثيابا

I feared for my heart’s beloved when

I feared for my beloved when

He entered his bathhouse and stripped off his clothes.

He entered his bath and stripped his clothes,

فشمسُ وجههِ والجسمُ زبدٌ

فشمسُ وجههِ والجسمُ زبدٌ

إذا طلعَتْ عليهِ الشمسُ ذابا

إذا طلعَتْ عليهِ الشمسُ ذابا

For his face is a sun, and his body is butter:

For his face is the sun and his body foam -

When the sun rises upon it, it melts.

When the sun shines on foam it melts away.