أيا من كله قمر

أيا من كله قمر

وكل لحاظه حورٌ

وكل لحاظه حورٌ

O you whose whole being is a moon,

O you whose face is like the moon

and whose every glance holds dark-eyed beauty!

And skin like heavenly maidens

لقد طالت عداتك لي

لقد طالت عداتك لي

وأيامي بها قصر

وأيامي بها قصر

Your promises to me have indeed stretched on,

Your absence has been prolonged for me

while my days grow short because of them.

While my days without you are shortened

متى في البرج تحصل كي

متى في البرج تحصل كي

تزيف ويهدر الذكر

تزيف ويهدر الذكر

When will you enter the dovecote, so that

When will you be found in this abode

you may strut and the male may coo,

So fondness spreads and thoughts scatter

وتنشر بيننا قبلٌ

وتنشر بيننا قبلٌ

يطير لنارها شرر

يطير لنارها شرر

and kisses may be scattered between us,

And intimacy kindles between us

with sparks flying from their fire?

Sparks flying from its flames