من ذا الغَزَالُ الفاتنُ الطَّرفِ
الكاملُ البَهجةِ والظَّرفِ
Who is this gazelle, whose glance bewitches,
Who is this gazelle with the bewitching gaze,
perfect in loveliness and grace?
Perfect in beauty and grace?
ما بالُ عَينيهِ وألحاظِهُ
دائبةً تَعمَملُ في حَتفي
What is it with his eyes and glances,
What is the matter with his eyes and glances,
ceaselessly working toward my death?
Ceaselessly working to bring about my death?
واهاً لذاك الورِد في خَدِّهِ
لو لم يكُن مُمتَنِعَ القَطفِ
Ah, that rose upon his cheek—
Ah, for that rose upon his cheek—
if only it were not impossible to pluck!
If only it were not impossible to pluck!
أشكو إلى قلبكَ يا سَيَّدي
ما يَشتَكي قلبي من طَرفي
To your heart I complain, my lord,
I complain to your heart, O my lord,
of what my heart suffers from my own eyes.
Of what my heart suffers because of my gaze.
Sol 6.1