يا أخا البدر من كساك الجمالا

عمرك اللَه قد فضحت الهلالا

O brother of the full moon, you must adorn yourself with beauty

May God make your life long, you have exposed the crescent moon

اين منك الهلال مرأى ومرى

انت ادنى مرأى واقصى منالا

Where is the crescent moon in your sight and journey?

You are the lowest of sights and the farthest of aspirations

انت اشهى من الشمول الى القلب

واحلى من النسيم شمالا

You are the most delicious to the heart from inclusiveness

And sweeter than the north wind's breeze

لك خدّ ارقُّ من دمعة الصب

واصفى من النمير زلالا

You have a cheek softer than a teardrop of youth

And purer than clear trickling water

كلما جال طرف طرفيَ فيه

رسم الطرف فوق خدك خالا

Whenever my eyes glance upon you

My eyes outline a mole above your cheek

خلصت فيه رقة لطَّفته

مثل ما لطَّف الزجاج الذبالا

You encompass the softness of gentleness

As glass is gently polished

مس قضيبا بالدلّ او فاعطُ خشفا

وارنو ان شئت جؤذراً أو غزالا

Touch a twig with tenderness or give out a pillow

And neigh if you wish, like a foal or gazelle

جرحتني لواحظٌ منك دعجٌ

كلما زجّ حاجباك النبالا

Your flirtatious glances have wounded me

Whenever your eyebrows provocatively flutter

وخليع قد ضلَّ خابط عشوا

تاه في ليل وفرتيك ضلالا

A debauched one has gone astray, wandering blindly in the night

Lost in darkness while you are his misguidance

قرَّطوا اذنك الثريا وادنوا

منك جيدا فطوقوه الهلالا

Adorn your ear with a pendant and come near

So they may wreath the crescent around your neck

ضلَّ قوم عافوا شفاهك لعساً

واستعاضوا عن ريقك الجريالا

Some people have erred, kissing your lips illegally

And have substituted your saliva for wine

قد تركنا شرب السلاف حراما

وشربنا سلاف فيك حلالا

We have forbidden drinking diluted wine

And have drunk your saliva as something permitted

ته دلالا في المشي ان رمت كبراً

ومن الكبر أن تتيه دلالا

You are misguided in coquetry if you walk with pride

And it is pride to lose your way in coquetry

لست أدري وليت انيَ ادري

ادلالاً جفوتني ام ملالا

I do not know, and would that I did know

If you spurned me out of coquetry or boredom