وَطَلقِ الوَجهِ وَضّاحِ الجَبينِ

وَطَلقِ الوَجهِ وَضّاحِ الجَبينِ

بَعيدِ الشِبهِ مُنقَطِعِ القَرينِ

بَعيدِ الشِبهِ مُنقَطِعِ القَرينِ

And cheerful of face, radiant of brow,

With a bright open face and clear brow,

Beyond compare, without a peer:

Far from resembling others, unmatched,

فَتىً تَأَتيهِ آمالي عِطاشا

فَتىً تَأَتيهِ آمالي عِطاشا

فَيَرويها مِنَ الرِفدِ المُعينِ

فَيَرويها مِنَ الرِفدِ المُعينِ

A youth to whom my hopes come thirsty,

A youth to whom my hopes come thirsty,

So he quenches their thirst with flowing bounty.

And whom he quenches from his fountain plenteous,

إِذا لَيَت عِمامَتُهُ عَلَيهِ

إِذا لَيَت عِمامَتُهُ عَلَيهِ

فَقَد ليثَت عَلى لَيثِ العَرينِ

فَقَد ليثَت عَلى لَيثِ العَرينِ

When his turban is wound upon him,

When his turban is wrapped around his head,

Then indeed it has been wound upon the lion of the lair.

A lion in his lair has indeed awoken.