قالوا نراه يسل شعر عذاره

قالوا نراه يسل شعر عذاره

وسباله مستهتراً بزواله

وسباله مستهتراً بزواله

They said, “We see him plucking the hair of his sideburns

They said, "We see him letting down his plaited hair,

and his moustache, obsessed with its removal.

And its tresses casually hang down unrestrained.

فتسل عنه وخذ حبيباً غيره

فتسل عنه وخذ حبيباً غيره

فأجبتهم لازلت عبد وصاله

فأجبتهم لازلت عبد وصاله

So forget him and take another beloved.”

So turn away from him and take another lover."

I answered them, “May I always remain a slave to union with him.

I answered them, "I'm still enslaved by his affection."

هل يحسن السلوان عن حب يرى

هل يحسن السلوان عن حب يرى

أن لا يفارقني بنتف سباله

أن لا يفارقني بنتف سباله

Is it fitting to forget a beloved who believes

Can it be right to give up a love when you see

that plucking his moustache will keep him from parting with me?”

That its plaited hair won't leave me for an instant?