وأغيد جارت في القلوب فعاله

وأغيد جارت في القلوب فعاله

وأسهرت الأجفان أجفانهُ الوسنى

وأسهرت الأجفان أجفانهُ الوسنى

And a graceful youth whose deeds were cruel to hearts,

Her songs stirred hearts with what they did evoke,

And his drowsy eyelids kept eyelids awake.

And kept awake the eyes of longing folk.

أجلْ نظراً إلى حاجبيه ولحظه

أجلْ نظراً إلى حاجبيه ولحظه

ترى السحر منه قاب قوسين أو أدنى

ترى السحر منه قاب قوسين أو أدنى

Turn your gaze toward his eyebrows and his glance:

Just gazing at his brow's curved line, her look

You will see magic two bow-lengths from him, or nearer.

Saw magic there, two bow-lengths off or nearer.