جَمَالِيَ فَوْقَ مَا تَهْوَى النُّفُوسُ

وَوَصْفِيَ قَدْ تَضِيقُ بِهِ الطُّرُوسُ

My beauty is beyond what souls desire

My beauty surpasses what souls desire,

And my description is too narrow for elegance

And parchments may be too narrow for my description.

ضِيَاءُ السَّعْدِ يَسْطَعُ فِي بُيُوتٍ

بِهَا مِنْ حُسْنِ خَوْخَاتِي شُمُوسُ

The light of happiness radiates in homes

The light of good fortune radiates in houses

In them, from the beauty of my cheeks, are suns

Within which are suns from the beauty of my portals.

إذَا دَارٌ كَسَوْتُ لَهَا جِدَاراً

تَطَايَرَ مِنْ مَبَانِيهَا النُّحُوسُ

If I built a wall for a house

Whenever I clothe a wall for a house,

Evil would fly from its buildings

Ill omens scatter away from its structures,

وَتَبْتَسِمُ السُّعُودُ لِسَاكِنَيهَا

كَمَا ابْتَسَمَتْ لِمَنْ تَهْوَى عَرُوسُ

And good fortune smiles on its inhabitants

And good fortunes smile upon its dwellers,

As a bride smiles for whom she loves

Just as a bride smiles at the one she loves.