قُل لِذي الطَرفِ الخَلوبِ

وَلِذي الوَجهِ الغَضوبِ

Tell the one with the alluring eyes

Say to the one with the bewitching glance,

And the one with the frowning face

And to the possessor of the wrathful face,

وَلِمَن يَثني إِلَيهِ الـ

ـحُسنُ أَعناقَ القُلوبِ

And the one to whom beauty bends

And to the one toward whom Beauty turns

The necks of hearts

The submissive necks of human hearts,

يا قَضيبَ البانِ يَهتَز

زُ عَلى دِعصِ كَثيبِ

O rod of myrrh that shakes

O slender bough of the willow that sways

On the branch of the bramble

Above a rounded dune of sand,

قَد رَضينا بِسَلامٍ

أَو كَلامٍ مِن قَريبِ

We are pleased with peace

We are content with a simple greeting,

Or words from one near

Or a brief word spoken from near,

فَبِروحِ القُدسِ عيسى

وَبِتَعظيمِ الصَليبِ

By Jesus' holy spirit

So by the Holy Spirit, Jesus,

And reverence for the cross

And by the veneration of the Cross,

قِف إِذا جِئتَ إِلَينا

ثُمَّ سَلِّم يا حَبيبي

Stop when you come to us

Pause when you come before us,

Then greet, my beloved

Then greet me, O my beloved.