خَليلانِ باحا بِالهَوى فَتَشاحَنَت

خَليلانِ باحا بِالهَوى فَتَشاحَنَت

أَقارِبُها في وَصلها وَأَقارِبُه

أَقارِبُها في وَصلها وَأَقارِبُه

Two lovers revealed their passion, and then fell to quarreling.

I draw near to her in union with her, and I draw near to him.

أَلا إِنَّ أَهوى الناسِ قُرباً وَرؤيَةً

أَلا إِنَّ أَهوى الناسِ قُرباً وَرؤيَةً

وَريحاً إِذا ما اللَيلُ غارَت كَواكِبُه

وَريحاً إِذا ما اللَيلُ غارَت كَواكِبُه

Know this: I am the most ardent of all people for nearness to you and the sight of you,

and for your scent, when the stars of night have set.

ضَجيعٌ دَنا مِنّي جَذِلتُ بِقُربِهِ

ضَجيعٌ دَنا مِنّي جَذِلتُ بِقُربِهِ

فَباتَ يُمَنِّيني وَبِتُّ أُعاتِبُهُ

فَباتَ يُمَنِّيني وَبِتُّ أُعاتِبُهُ

My bedfellow drew near to me, and I rejoiced in his closeness.

He spent the night holding out promises to me, while I spent it reproaching him.

وَأُخبِرُهُ في السِرِّ بَيني وَبَينَهُ

وَأُخبِرُهُ في السِرِّ بَيني وَبَينَهُ

بِأَن لَيسَ شيءٌ عِندَ نَفسي يُقارِبُه

بِأَن لَيسَ شيءٌ عِندَ نَفسي يُقارِبُه

And secretly I tell him, between him and me,

that, in my own judgment, nothing compares with him.