وصَفَ البدرُ حُسنَ وَجهكَ حتَّى

وصَفَ البدرُ حُسنَ وَجهكَ حتَّى

خِلتُ أنِّي وما أراكَ أراكا

خِلتُ أنِّي وما أراكَ أراكا

The full moon described the beauty of your face until

The full moon described your beautiful face until

I fancied I saw you, though I did not see you.

I imagined I saw you though I did not.

وإِذا ما تَنَفَّسَ النَرجِسُ الغَضُّ

وإِذا ما تَنَفَّسَ النَرجِسُ الغَضُّ

تَوَهَّمتُه نسِيمَ شَذاكا

تَوَهَّمتُه نسِيمَ شَذاكا

And when the fresh narcissus breathed,

When the narcissus breathes its delicate breath

I imagined it a breeze of your fragrance.

I fancy it is your gentle breeze.

خُدَعٌ لِلمُنَى تُعلِّلُني مِن

خُدَعٌ لِلمُنَى تُعلِّلُني مِن

كَ بإشراقِ ذا وبَهجَةِ ذاكا

كَ بإشراقِ ذا وبَهجَةِ ذاكا

Illusions for my longings, consoling me in place of

Deceitful wishes would have me believe

you, with this one's radiance and that one's beauty.

Your radiance smiles in this, your joy in that.

لأقيمنَّ ما حَيِيتُ على الشُّك

لأقيمنَّ ما حَيِيتُ على الشُّك

رِ لِهذا وذاكَ إذ حَكياكا

رِ لِهذا وذاكَ إذ حَكياكا

I shall surely remain grateful as long as I live

While I live I will always wonder about this and that

to this and that, since both have resembled you.

Since they spoke to me of you.