رَخيمٌ فاتِرُ اللَحظِ
رَشيقٌ مُخطَفُ الخَصرِ
Soft-voiced, with a languid gaze,
graceful and slender-waisted,
وَقَد عُمِّمَ بِاللَيلِ
وَقَد قُنِّعَ بِالفَجرِ
turbaned in night,
and veiled in dawn.
وَما يَنفَعُني حُسنُكَ
يا أَحسَنَ مِن بَدرِ
Yet your beauty avails me nothing,
O you lovelier than the full moon,
إِذا كانَ نَصيبي مِنكَ
طولَ البَينِ وَالهَجرِ
if my allotted share of you is
prolonged separation and estrangement.
Sol 5.6