وجدي القديم حديث العهد صَّيره

وجدي القديم حديث العهد صَّيره

وقادني بعد ما ولت صباباتي

وقادني بعد ما ولت صباباتي

My old passion was made fresh again,

My old mind with its newfound power made me,

And I was led on after my yearnings had faded,

And led me after my youth had passed.

وجه الحبيب وما يتلوه عارضَه

وجه الحبيب وما يتلوه عارضَه

به من النَفَثات البابليات

به من النَفَثات البابليات

By the beloved’s face, and what his cheek recites

The face of the beloved and the features that follow,

Upon it of Babylonian incantations.

With it from the Babylonian spells.