كأنّهُ البدرُ لمّا جاءَ مُختالا

يُجاذبُ الحسنَ أحبابًا وعذّالا

As if he were the full moon when he came prancing,

Displaying his beauty to loved ones and coquettes alike.

أفديهِ خلًّا .. ولو عزّ اللقاءُ به

أفدي الدّيار وأفدي العمّ والخالا

I would ransom him sweetly...even if meeting with him were difficult,

I would ransom the homes and the paternal uncle and the maternal uncle too.

لمّا رآني أغَذَّ الخطو مبتسمًا

وقالَ هاتي .. فما أدركتُ ما قالا

When he saw me, he quickened his steps with a smile

And said, "Give me..." But I did not understand what he said.

ومالَ يروي من العينينِ لوعتَه

ويُطعم القلبَ من أطيابِ ما سَالا

He did not quench his burning thirst from my eyes,

Nor nourish his heart with the sweetness that flowed from them.

وكادَ ..!! لولا ( شروقُ الشّمس) أيقظني

وكدتُ ..!! لولا الّذي ما بينَنا حَالا

And he almost...!! Had it not been for the rising sun awakening me,

And I almost...!! Were it not for what stood between us.

كانَ المنام قصيرًا .. آهِ واأسفي

ياليتهُ واقعًا .. أو ليتَه طالا

The dream was short...Ah, woe is me!

I wish it were real...or at least, that it had lasted longer.