وَذي غُنُجٍ يَثني حَواشي دَلالِهِ

وَذي غُنُجٍ يَثني حَواشي دَلالِهِ

تُعَلِّمُ أَهلَ العَيشَ أَخلاقُهُ الظَرفا

تُعَلِّمُ أَهلَ العَيشَ أَخلاقُهُ الظَرفا

And one full of coquetry, folding the hems of his coyness—

With slender branches gently bending

His manners teach those who enjoy life refinement.

It teaches well-bred folk fine manners winning

رَفَعتُ إِلَيهِ قِصَّةً في صُدودِهِ

رَفَعتُ إِلَيهِ قِصَّةً في صُدودِهِ

وَقُلتُ لَهُ ظُلمي عَنِ الوَصلِ لا يَخفى

وَقُلتُ لَهُ ظُلمي عَنِ الوَصلِ لا يَخفى

I submitted to him a petition concerning his turning away,

To it I sent a scroll of my sad plight

And said to him, 'My unjust exclusion from union is no secret.'

Saying, my long denial is thy blight

فَوَقَّعَ فيها لِلوِصالِ بِنَصرَتي

فَوَقَّعَ فيها لِلوِصالِ بِنَصرَتي

فَلَمّا قَراها الوَصلُ قالَ نَعَم يُكفى

فَلَمّا قَراها الوَصلُ قالَ نَعَم يُكفى

So he endorsed it, directing Union to come to my aid;

It signed my scroll to help me win unite

Then, when Union read it, he said, 'Yes, he shall be satisfied.'

No sooner read than Union said, “Well quite!”