جزتُ بالحيِّ في العشيِّ فهبَّتْ

نفحةٌ أنعشتْ فؤادي المُعَنَّى

I was rewarded in the evening for my love,

A breeze blew and revived my weary heart.

قلتُ مِنْها ودُرْتُ أنظرُ حوْلي

نظراتِ الملهوفِ يُسرى ويُمنى

I looked around me with the glances

Of one infatuated, to the left and right.

وإذا طيّبٌ جَنيٌّ من الرّم

مان مثل النُّهودِ لو هي تُجنى

And there was a lad with ripe pomegranates,

Sweet as breasts ready to be plucked.

وافقت نظرتي نداءَ غلامٍ

ناصري يا رمان من كَفْر كنَّا

My eyes met the call of a young man,

My ally, O pomegranate from our Kafr Kanna!

قلتُ أسرعْ به فدًى لَكَ مالي

وترنَّمْ بذكره وتغنىَّ

I said hurry to me, I will pay any price,

And sing of it and rejoice.

يا رسولَ الحبيبِ من حيثُ لم تد

رِ لقد جئْتني بما أتمنَّى

O messenger of my beloved, you have brought me

What I wished for though you did not know.