يا قَضيباً في كَثيبِ
تَمَّ في حُسنٍ وَطيبِ
O rod in the folds
O slender bough upon a sand dune,
Complete in beauty and goodness
Perfect in beauty and sweet delight,
يا قَريبَ الدارِ ما وَصـ
ـلُكَ مِنّي بِقَريبِ
O neighbor of the house, what brought you near
O neighbor of my dwelling, yet your
To me, O intimate friend?
union is not near to me,
يا حَبيبي بِأَبي أَنـ
ـسَيتَني كُلَّ حَبيبِ
O my beloved, by my father, did you
O my beloved, my ransom, you
Forget me, O all beloved?
made me forget every other love,
لِشَقائي صاغَكَ اللَـ
ـهُ حَبيباً لِلقُلوبِ
For my misery, God made you
For my misery, God has fashioned
A lover of hearts
you as the beloved of all hearts.
