قُلتُ وَقَد أَقبَلَ ياقوتُ

قُلتُ وَقَد أَقبَلَ ياقوتُ

في فَمِهِ دُرٌّ وَياقوتُ

في فَمِهِ دُرٌّ وَياقوتُ

I said, as Yaqut drew near:

I said, as Yaqut approached:

In his mouth are pearls and rubies.

In his mouth are pearls and rubies.

أَسِنَّةٌ زُرقٌ بِأَجفانِهِ

أَسِنَّةٌ زُرقٌ بِأَجفانِهِ

أَم جالَتِ البيضُ المَصاليتُ

أَم جالَتِ البيضُ المَصاليتُ

Are there steel-blue spearheads at his eyelids,

Are those blue spearheads in his eyelids,

or have keen, gleaming swords swept there?

or have bright, keen swords swept about?

كَأَنَّما أَلحاظُهُ بابِلٌ

كَأَنَّما أَلحاظُهُ بابِلٌ

فيهِنَّ هاروتُ وَماروتُ

فيهِنَّ هاروتُ وَماروتُ

As though his glances were Babylon—

It is as though his glances were Babylon,

within them are Harut and Marut.

with Harut and Marut within them.