قُلتُ لِمَحبوبي إِذا مَرَّ بي

مَحبوبهِ كَالقمرِ الساري

I said to my beloved as he passed by

My beloved like the rising moon

هَذا الَّذي يَأخُذُ لي طَرفُهُ

مِن طَرفِكَ الوَسنانِ بِالثارِ

The one who has captured my gaze

From your alluring, tender eyes