ونسوة لمنني في حب ذي كحل

ونسوة لمنني في حب ذي كحل

رشا يفوح شميم المسك من فيه

رشا يفوح شميم المسك من فيه

And women blamed me for loving a kohl-eyed one—

And women reproached me for loving one with kohl-dark eyes,

a fawn from whose mouth the fragrance of musk wafts.

A gazelle fawn, the fragrance of musk wafting from his mouth.

فقلت منهن للائي فتن به

فقلت منهن للائي فتن به

فذلكن الذي لمتنني فيه

فذلكن الذي لمتنني فيه

So I said to those among them who fell under his spell:

So I said to those among them who were captivated by him:

“That, then, is the one for whose sake you blamed me.”

That, then, is the one for whom you reproached me.