أَنا بِالرَحمَن مِن حو

أَنا بِالرَحمَن مِن حو

رٍ يكَسِّرن جفونا

رٍ يكَسِّرن جفونا

I seek refuge in the All-Merciful from fair-eyed

I swear by the Merciful, from the hur

maidens who languidly lower their eyelids,

whose eyes break my sleepiness,

دارِجات كَحَمام ال

دارِجات كَحَمام ال

أيك يبهرن العُيونا

أيك يبهرن العُيونا

strolling like the doves of the

Bewitching doves that dazzle the eyes.

grove, dazzling the eyes.

I said they're from here, and my words

قُلت مِن هُنّ وَقَولي

قُلت مِن هُنّ وَقَولي

كانَ جَهلاً وَجُنونا

كانَ جَهلاً وَجُنونا

I asked, “Who are they?” And my question

were ignorance and madness.

was ignorance and madness.

Then from among them came a beauty

فَاِنبَرَت مِنهُن حَسنا

فَاِنبَرَت مِنهُن حَسنا

ء فَأذكَتني شُجونا

ء فَأذكَتني شُجونا

Then one of them stepped forward, a beautiful

that awakened my sorrows,

woman, and kindled sorrows within me.

And she answered me, though I did not know

وَأَجابَتني وَلَم أَد

وَأَجابَتني وَلَم أَد

رِ أَجدّاً أَم مُجونا

رِ أَجدّاً أَم مُجونا

And she answered me, and I did not

if she was serious or joking:

know whether in earnest or in jest:

"We are your bliss and passion,

نَحنُ مِن سُمناك وَجداً

نَحنُ مِن سُمناك وَجداً

وَفتنّاك فتونا

وَفتنّاك فتونا

“We are those who made you suffer longing,

and we have seduced you with seduction."

and utterly bewitched you.”