1. جَزى اللَهُ مَن أَهدى التَرُنجَ تَحيَّةً

    وَمَنَّ بِما يَهوى عَليهِ وَعَجَّلا

    May God reward him who sent the citron as a greeting,

    And grant him what he desires, and hasten it.

  2. أَتَتنا هَدايا مِنهُ أَشبَهنَ ريحَهُ

    وَأَشبَهَ في الحُسنِ الغَزالَ المُكَحَّلا

    Gifts came to us from him, resembling his fragrance;

    And he, in beauty, resembled a kohl-eyed gazelle.

  3. وَلَو أَنَّهُ أَهدى إِلَيَّ وِصالَهُ

    لَكانَ إِلى قَلبي أَلَذَّ وَأَفضَلا

    And had he given me union with him,

    It would have been sweeter and better to my heart.