وَشادِنٍ يَكثُرُ مِن قَولِ لا

وَشادِنٍ يَكثُرُ مِن قَولِ لا

أَوقَعَ قَلبي في ضُروب البَلا

أَوقَعَ قَلبي في ضُروب البَلا

And a young gazelle who keeps saying “No”

With his frequent saying "no"

Has plunged my heart into many kinds of affliction.

He has cast my heart into tribulation

قُلتُ وَقد تَيَّمني طَرفُهُ

قُلتُ وَقد تَيَّمني طَرفُهُ

هذا هُوَ السِحرُ وَإِلّا فَلا

هذا هُوَ السِحرُ وَإِلّا فَلا

I said, his gaze having enslaved me with love:

I said, while his glance brought me good fortune,

“This is magic—or else there is none.”

"This is magic, else nothing"