رِقَّتي فوق رقَّة الأبشارِ

رِقَّتي فوق رقَّة الأبشارِ

عَقْدُ سحر لأعينِ النُظَّارِ

عَقْدُ سحر لأعينِ النُظَّارِ

My delicacy surpasses the delicacy of skin.

My tenderness surpasses the tenderness of faces,

A knot of magic for the eyes of beholders.

A magic necklace for the eyes of onlookers,

من رآني رأى لهيباً وماء

من رآني رأى لهيباً وماء

وعجيبٌ لقاءُ ماءٍ ونار

وعجيبٌ لقاءُ ماءٍ ونار

Whoever saw me saw a blaze and water.

Whoever saw me saw a flame and water,

And wondrous is the meeting of water and fire.

And strange is the meeting of water and fire.