مُفتَتِنٌ في نَفسِهِ فاتِن

مُفتَتِنٌ في نَفسِهِ فاتِن

لِغَيرِهِ لَيسَ لَهُ كُنهُ

لِغَيرِهِ لَيسَ لَهُ كُنهُ

Infatuated with himself, enchanting

Charming in his own soul, charming to others

To others—he is beyond all fathoming.

His essence is not known

جالَ عَلى مِرآتِهِ لَحظُهُ

جالَ عَلى مِرآتِهِ لَحظُهُ

فَاِنعَكَسَ السِحرُ بِهِ عَنهُ

فَاِنعَكَسَ السِحرُ بِهِ عَنهُ

His gaze roamed over his mirror,

His gaze fell upon his mirror

So his own magic reflected back upon him.

So magic was reflected from him

أَبرَزَهُ الحَمّامُ في حِليَةٍ

أَبرَزَهُ الحَمّامُ في حِليَةٍ

مِن عَرَقٍ لُؤلُؤُها مِنهُ

مِن عَرَقٍ لُؤلُؤُها مِنهُ

The bathhouse brought him forth in an adornment

The bath brought him out adorned

Of sweat, whose pearls came from him.

With beads of sweat like pearls from him

يَحيا بِهِ الوَجدُ وَذاكَ اِسمُهُ

يَحيا بِهِ الوَجدُ وَذاكَ اِسمُهُ

فَلا يَسلني أَحَدٌ مَن هو

فَلا يَسلني أَحَدٌ مَن هو

Passion lives through him—and Yahya is his name.

Passion lives through him and that is his name

So let no one ask me who he is.

So let no one ask me who he is

قَد قُلتُ لِلبَدرِ اِمتِحاناً لَهُ

قَد قُلتُ لِلبَدرِ اِمتِحاناً لَهُ

كُن مِثلَهُ يا بَدرُ أَو كُنهُ

كُن مِثلَهُ يا بَدرُ أَو كُنهُ

I said to the full moon, putting it to the test:

I said to the full moon as a test

Be like him, O full moon, or be him.

Be like him, O moon, or be him