ووَرْدِيَّةِ الجلْبابِ أعْجَبَها الوَرْدُ

فغَنَّتْ وما بالغانِياتِ لَها عَهْدُ

The one in the striped robe was entranced by the rose

She sang though she'd never been one for singing before

تُرِيكَ اضْطِرابَ الرَّاقِصاتِ إذا انْثَنَت

وتُسمِعُ لَحْنَ المُسْمِعاتِ إذا تَشْدو

She shows you the swaying of dancers when they bend

And plays the tunes of musicians when they sing

أتَتْ وبِطاحُ الأرضِ تُجْلى عَرائِساً

وفي كُلِّ غُصْنٍ مِنْ أزاهِرِهِ عِقْدُ

She came while the ground was strewn with brides

And on each branch of its flowers was a knot

وقَد أبدتِ الدُّنيا مَحاسِنَ وجْهِها

فَمِنْ زَهْرَةٍ ثَغْرٌ ومن وَردَةٍ خَدُّ

The world had revealed its beauty

So from each flower, a lip, and from each rose, a cheek

وساعَدَها طِيْبُ الهَواءِ وفَضْلُهُ

وفَصْلُ الرَّبيعِ الغَضُّ والمَنزِلُ السَّعْدُ

The sweet air aided her, and its abundance

The freshness of spring, the blessed place

فَغَنَّتْ غِناءَ الشَّربِ أنْشَتْهُمُ الطِّلا

وَحَنَّتْ حَنينَ الصَّبِّ باحَ بهِ الوَجْدُ

So she sang the song of drinking that quenched their thirst

And yearned with the yearning of love when passion appeared

أكُلّاً يُثِيرُ الوَجْدُ كامِنَ حُزنِهِ

لَقَدْ جازَ في حُكْمِ الغَرامِ بِنا الحَدُّ

Stirring dormant sorrow in every heart

For us the limit of love has been crossed