خذوا بدمي لؤلؤَ المبتسمْ

خذوا بدمي لؤلؤَ المبتسمْ

وسحرَ العُيون ونظمَ الكَلِمْ

وسحرَ العُيون ونظمَ الكَلِمْ

Take the pearls of the smile in requital for my blood,

Take from me the smiling pearl

and the enchantment of the eyes and the weaving of words.

And the magic of eyes and the rhythm of words

ودونَكُم شادِناً وجهُه

ودونَكُم شادِناً وجهُه

كشَمْس النهار وبدرِ الظُّلَم

كشَمْس النهار وبدرِ الظُّلَم

And here before you is a young gazelle, whose face

His face radiant among you

is like the sun of day and the full moon in darkness.

Like the sun at noon and the full moon at night

له صَوْلَجانٌ كلَوْن الظَّلام

له صَوْلَجانٌ كلَوْن الظَّلام

على وَجْنةٍ مثل لونِ العَنَمْ

على وَجْنةٍ مثل لونِ العَنَمْ

He has a curved staff the color of darkness,

With hair black as the darkness

upon a cheek like the red hue of the ʿanam tree.

On a cheek the color of grapes