في بني الأَسباط ظبيٌ

مالكٌ رِقّ الأسودِ

Among the tribes is a graceful gazelle

Of the black antelopes, a beautiful king,

يأْسِر الناس بقدٍّ

وبخدٍّ وبجيدِ

Who captivates people with his stature

And his cheeks and his forehead.

تُنْبِتُ الأَبصار في

وجنته وَرْد الخُدودِ

He makes eyes grow

In his garden, roses of cheeks.

مَلِق الوعد متى

طالبه اللَّحظُ بجودِ

He fulfills his promises whenever

Asked by a glance to be generous.

كفلت زهرةُ عينيه

بأثمار الوعود

The flowers of his eyes guaranteed

The fruits of the promises.

صيرفيٌّ في غرامي

في صُروف ونقود

He is, in my passion, a money-changer:

In transactions and coins.

أَنا في الدين حنيفيٌّ

وفي الحبّ يهودي

In religion I am a Hanifite,

In love I am a Jew.