لَو تَراني وَحَبيبي عِندَما

فَرَّ مِثلَ الظَبيِ مِن بَينِ يَدَيَّ

If you could see me and my love when

He bolted like a gazelle before me

وَمَضى يَعدو وَأَعدو خَلفَهُ

وَتَرانا قَد طَوَينا الأَرضَ طَيَّ

And raced ahead as I gave chase behind

You'd see we'd spanned the land completely

قالَ ما تَرجَعُ عَنّي قُلتُ لا

قالَ ما تَطلُبُ مِنّي قُلتُ شَيَّ

He said, will you not turn from me? I said, no way

He said, what is it you want of me? I said, anything

فَاِنثَنى يَحمَرُّ مِنّي خَجَلاً

وَثَناهُ التيهُ عَنّي لا إِلَيَّ

Then he shied away, blushing from me in shame

And distraction took him from me, not to me

كِدتُ بَينَ الناسِ أَن أَلثِمَهُ

آهِ لَو أَفعَلُ ماكانَ عَليَّ

I almost kissed him openly among the people

Oh, if only I'd done what was incumbent upon me