نَظَرتُ إِليها فَاِستَحلَّت بنظرةٍ

نَظَرتُ إِليها فَاِستَحلَّت بنظرةٍ

حِجايَ كَذا روحي وَطابَ لَها السلبُ

حِجايَ كَذا روحي وَطابَ لَها السلبُ

I looked at her, and with a glance she deemed it lawful to seize

I looked at her, so she was made lawful with a glance,

my reason and likewise my soul; the plunder pleased her.

Thus my modesty, and likewise my soul, and plunder suited her,

وَسَلّت سُيوف اللَّحظِ إِذ سَفَكت بها

وَسَلّت سُيوف اللَّحظِ إِذ سَفَكت بها

دَمي وَدَمي غالٍ فَأَرخَصهُ الحبُّ

دَمي وَدَمي غالٍ فَأَرخَصهُ الحبُّ

And she unsheathed the swords of her glance, as she shed with them

And the swords of the glance unsheathed when it shed with them

my blood; my blood is precious, yet love made it cheap.

My blood, and my blood is dear, so love made it cheap,

وَغالَيتُ في حبِّي لَها وَرَأَت دَمي

وَغالَيتُ في حبِّي لَها وَرَأَت دَمي

عَلى وَجنَتي مِن مُقلَتَيِّ لَه صَبُّ

عَلى وَجنَتي مِن مُقلَتَيِّ لَه صَبُّ

And I loved her to excess, and she saw my blood

And I was precious in my love for her, and she saw my blood

upon my cheek, pouring from my two eyes.

On my cheek from my eyes shedding for him drops,

عَلى غَيرِها يَغلو وَقَد صارَ عِندَها

عَلى غَيرِها يَغلو وَقَد صارَ عِندَها

رَخيصاً فَمن هَذين داخِلها العجبُ

رَخيصاً فَمن هَذين داخِلها العجبُ

To anyone but her it is dear, yet to her it has become

For another he is too precious, yet to her

cheap; so these two things filled her with wonder.

It became cheap, so which of these two amazes her more?