وَبي لَحظُهُ الوَسنان أَبرَعُ ساحِر

وَبي لَحظُهُ الوَسنان أَبرَعُ ساحِر

تَعَلَّمَ عِلمَ السّحرِ وَاِعتادَه طَبعا

تَعَلَّمَ عِلمَ السّحرِ وَاِعتادَه طَبعا

And his drowsy glance is, to me, the most skillful sorcerer;

His glance, so alluring, is a master sorcerer

He learned the art of magic and took to it naturally.

Learned in magic, a natural born enchanter

بِجَبهَتِه في قُربِ عَقرَبِ صُدغِهِ

بِجَبهَتِه في قُربِ عَقرَبِ صُدغِهِ

وَإِنّ لَها عَن قَوسِ حاجِبِهِ رَفعا

وَإِنّ لَها عَن قَوسِ حاجِبِهِ رَفعا

On his forehead, near the scorpion of his temple,

With his brow, near the temple of his cheek

And indeed it stands above the bow of his eyebrow,

And the arch of his brow lifted high

غَدا يَرصدُ الشّمسَ المُنيرَة بابها

غَدا يَرصدُ الشّمسَ المُنيرَة بابها

وَيَحرسُ مِن رَوضِ الخدودِ لَهُ زَرعا

وَيَحرسُ مِن رَوضِ الخدودِ لَهُ زَرعا

He began to guard the radiant sun's gate,

Each morn he watches the brilliant sun enter

And to guard a crop for him from the garden of cheeks.

And guards the garden of his cheek

فَمِن نَرجِسٍ في الطَرف صَيّر صارماً

فَمِن نَرجِسٍ في الطَرف صَيّر صارماً

وَصَيَّر مِن آسِ العذارِ لَهُ دِرعا

وَصَيَّر مِن آسِ العذارِ لَهُ دِرعا

So from a narcissus in the eye he fashioned a sharp sword,

So from the narcissus of his eyes he fashions a sword

And from the myrtle of the cheek-down he fashioned a shield for him.

And from myrtle branches, armor he crafted