جنكيَّةٌ شاهدْتُ عاشقَها
وهمْ بها في الجَوْرِ والضنكِ
A jinniya I saw with her lover
As they reveled in joy and delight
قالتْ أما تعشقُ جنكيةً
قلتُ كذا يا ليتني جنكي
She said, "Do you not love a jinniya?"
I said "I wish that I were a jinni!"
جنكيَّةٌ شاهدْتُ عاشقَها
وهمْ بها في الجَوْرِ والضنكِ
A jinniya I saw with her lover
As they reveled in joy and delight
قالتْ أما تعشقُ جنكيةً
قلتُ كذا يا ليتني جنكي
She said, "Do you not love a jinniya?"
I said "I wish that I were a jinni!"