تَأَلَّت عَلى قَتلي سُلَيمى وَوَلَّتِ

وَقَد أَقطَعَت قَلبي الهُمومَ وَوَلَّتِ

Sulaima rejoiced at my murder and fled away,

And worries have ripped my heart apart as they fled away.

تَجَنَّت وَمِن ذاكَ التَجَنّي جُنِنتُ في ال

هَوى لَيتَها لَمّا جَنَت ما تَجَنَّتِ

She went mad, and from that madness I became lovesick,

If only she hadn't gone mad when she went mad!

تَمَنَّت عَلى اللَهِ الجَمالَ بِأَسرِهِ

فَقَد بَلَغَت مِن رَبِّها ما تَمَنَّتِ

She wished from God every beauty,

And so she attained from her Lord what she wished.

تَراءَت لَنا كَالشَمسِ جادَت بِحاجِبٍ

وَبِالحاجِبِ المَحجوبِ بِالسِرِّ ضَنَّتِ

She appeared to us like the sun, generously showing her eyelash,

And by her veiled eyelash she winked enchantingly.

تَصَدُّ وَتبدي عَن أَسيلٍ وَتَتَّقي

بِناظِرَتي وَسِنانَ مِن وَحشِ وَجرَةِ

She is coy and reveals a slim wrist and is cautious

With her gaze and teeth like a wild pearl.

تُريكَ غَزالاً وَالغَزالَةُ وَجهُها

وَتَعطو بِجيدِ الشادِنِ المُتَلَفِّتِ

She shows you a gazelle while the gazelle is her face

And she captivates with the curving of her slender neck.

تُميتُ وَتُحيي بِالصُدودِ وَبِالرِضى

فَحَسبي رِضاها فَهوَ ناري وَجَنَّتي

She kills and brings to life with acceptance and rejection -

So her acceptance is my fire and paradise.

تَميسُ إِذا ما حَرَّكَتها صَبا الصِبى

تَأَوُّدَ خوطُ البانِ في حِقفِ رَملَةِ

When the morning breeze stirs her, the waves of her dress

Move gently over the dunes.

تَقي اللَه في صَبٍّ صَبَبتِ دُموعَهُ

وُجودي لَهُ في الخدِّ مِنكِ بِقُبلَةِ

She fears God when she sheds her tears

And my devotion to her is a kiss on the cheek from you.

تَبَسَّمُ عَن نَورِ الأَقاحِ وَلُؤلُؤٍ

وَعَن حَبَبٍ تَجلوهُ حُمرَةُ خَمرَةِ

She smiles with the light of brilliant pearls

And lips reddened by the flush of wine.