حبيبتي جاهلة

حبيبتي جاهلة

بالفضل جهل قومِها

بالفضل جهل قومِها

My beloved is ignorant—

My beloved is ignorant

she knows nothing of virtue, like her people.

Of virtue, as ignorant as her people.

فليت بعضَ حسنِها

فليت بعضَ حسنِها

يكون كلَّ علمِها

يكون كلَّ علمِها

If only a portion of her beauty

So, if only some of her beauty

were the whole of all her learning.

Were all her knowledge.