للَه حُسن وحسنها الغضُّ الذي

للَه حُسن وحسنها الغضُّ الذي

هامت به عربُ الرها والرومُ

هامت به عربُ الرها والرومُ

God be praised for Husn and her youthful beauty, which

God has granted her beauty, and her youthfulness

Enraptured the Arabs of al-Ruha and the Romans.

Has enthralled the Arabs and the Romans alike.

ورضابها العذب الذي ما طاب لي

ورضابها العذب الذي ما طاب لي

لولاه مشروبٌ ولا مشموم

لولاه مشروبٌ ولا مشموم

And her sweet saliva—nothing was pleasant to me

Her sweet saliva, which nothing has surpassed in taste,

Without it, neither drink nor fragrance.

Is the only drink I crave, nothing else will do.

بدوية تأبى الهراش عقودها

بدوية تأبى الهراش عقودها

مثل الفراش على النهود تحوم

مثل الفراش على النهود تحوم

A Bedouin woman who refuses rough play; her necklaces

A Bedouin beauty who refuses necklaces as adornment,

Hover like moths over her breasts.

Hovering over breasts like a butterfly over flowers.

ونهودها ككواكب من فضةٍ

ونهودها ككواكب من فضةٍ

فيهن من أكر العقيق نجوم

فيهن من أكر العقيق نجوم

And her breasts are like planets of silver,

Her breasts are like silver stars,

Within them are stars formed of agate spheres.

With ruby teats as their shining gems.

قلت اطردي هذا الفراش عن اللظى

قلت اطردي هذا الفراش عن اللظى

وضممتها فتأوَّد المضموم

وضممتها فتأوَّد المضموم

I said, "Drive these moths away from the blaze,"

I said, “Shoo away this butterfly from the flames!”

And I embraced her; she swayed in my arms.

And drew her close, embracing the embraced.

وغدت تدافعني بهنَّ عنِ اللَمى

وغدت تدافعني بهنَّ عنِ اللَمى

وتقول مه إن النهود رجوم

وتقول مه إن النهود رجوم

And she began pushing me away with them from her dark lips,

She began to defend herself from my passion

And she says, "Stop! Breasts are indeed missiles."

Saying, “Do not pelt the breasts with stones!”

صدقت فما دفع الهموم وذادها

صدقت فما دفع الهموم وذادها

عني بغير نهودها القيوم

عني بغير نهودها القيوم

She spoke truly: my cares were dispelled and warded off

You speak true, nothing has warded off anguish like

From me by the Ever-Sustaining One through her breasts alone.

Her upright breasts have done.