يا أَخا البَدرِ سَناءً يا رَشا

قَد مَلَكتَ القَلبَ فَاصنَع ما تَشا

O brother of the full moon, radiant brightness

You have conquered my heart, so do what you desire

يا هِلالاً طالِعاً في مُهجَتي

وَغَزالاً راتِعاً وَسطَ الحَشا

O crescent rising in my imagination

And gazelle resting amidst the bushes

ما رَأَينا قَطُّ بَدراً طالِعا

بِنَهارٍ غارِباً وَقتَ العِشا

Never did we see a full moon rising

In a setting day at supper time

من بَني التُركِ صَغيرٌ طَلَعت

عَينهُ اللخصاءُ في عَيني عَشا

A young Turk whose eyes

Peer out from a loving face

دبَقت بِالقَلب دبُّوقتُهُ

فَلَقَد طَوّق مِنها حَنَشا

His charms crept into my heart

And so he wore from it a necklace

جُنَّ لَكن قَيَّدتها شعرَةٌ

كُلما أَبصَرَها قَد دُهِشا

Jinn, but a single hair imprisoned them

Whenever he saw it, he was startled

لَيسَ تَسبي النَفسَ إِلا رُؤيَةُ الذ

ذَهبِ الإِبريزِ أَو ظَبيٌ نَشا

Nothing captures the soul but seeing

Gold ingots or a fawn gazelle

وَلِكُلٍّ نِسبَةٌ مِن جنسِهِ

فَلِهَذا أَعلَمُوه الزَّركَشا

And everything has a share of its own kind

Thus they told him, the seller of finery

يا نَديمَيَّ أعيدا ذكرَهُ

عُوذَة يَسكُن قَلبٌ شُوِّشا

My two friends, repeat his mention

A spell that calms a restless heart

كانَ حُبّي خافياً مُذ زَمَنٍ

وَأَراهُ اليَومَ أَضحى قَد فَشا

My love was hidden for so long

Today I see it has spread

كَيفَ لي صَبرٌ عَلى الكَتمِ وَذا

دَمعُ جِفني بِغَرامي قَد وَشى

How can I have patience to conceal

When the tears of my passion have flowed