دَعَاكَ مِن شَوقِكَ الدَّوَاعي

دَعَاكَ مِن شَوقِكَ الدَّوَاعي

وأَنتَ وَضَّاحُ ذو اتّبَاعِ

وأَنتَ وَضَّاحُ ذو اتّبَاعِ

The urgings of your longing have called you,

Your desires have called you

and you, Waddah, are one who follows.

And you follow clearly

دَعَتكَ مَيَّالةٌ لَعُوبٌ

دَعَتكَ مَيَّالةٌ لَعُوبٌ

أَسِيلَةُ الخَدِّ باللِّمَاعِ

أَسِيلَةُ الخَدِّ باللِّمَاعِ

A swaying, playful woman has called you,

A flirtatious, playful one has called you

smooth of cheek, at al-Limāʿ.

Cheeks flowing with saliva

دَلاَلُكِ الحُلو والمشهِّى

دَلاَلُكِ الحُلو والمشهِّى

وَلَيسَ سَرِّيكِ بالمُضّاعِ

وَلَيسَ سَرِّيكِ بالمُضّاعِ

Your sweet and tantalizing coquetry—

Your guide is sweetness and pleasure

and your noble lover is not to be neglected.

And your secret cannot be wasted

لاَ اَمنَعُ النَّفسَ عَن هَوَاها

لاَ اَمنَعُ النَّفسَ عَن هَوَاها

وَكُلُّ شَيءٍ إِلَى انقِطَاعِ

وَكُلُّ شَيءٍ إِلَى انقِطَاعِ

I do not restrain the soul from its desire,

I do not prevent my soul from its passions

and everything comes to an end.

For all things come to an end