قُل لِرَقيبٍ قد أتى لِصِبْيَةٍ

قُل لِرَقيبٍ قد أتى لِصِبْيَةٍ

أرَقّ مَعْنىً من نَسِيمِ السَّحَرِ

أرَقّ مَعْنىً من نَسِيمِ السَّحَرِ

Say to a watcher who has come to some lads,

Tell the guard who came to a young girl,

More delicate in nature than the breeze before dawn:

More gentle than the morning breeze,

باللّهِ قُمْ لا تقْطَعَنْ حديثَهمْ

باللّهِ قُمْ لا تقْطَعَنْ حديثَهمْ

وتعْترِضْ بين الصَّبا والزَّهَرِ

وتعْترِضْ بين الصَّبا والزَّهَرِ

For God's sake, rise; do not interrupt their conversation,

By God, arise! Do not interrupt their talk

And do not come between the east wind and the flowers.

And come between the youth and the flowers.