دنوت إليها وهو كالفرخ عاجز

دنوت إليها وهو كالفرخ عاجز

فيا خجلي لما دنوت وإذلالي

فيا خجلي لما دنوت وإذلالي

I drew near to her, while it was helpless as a chick.

I approached her while helpless as a chick

Oh, my shame when I drew near, and my humiliation!

Oh, my shame as I drew near and was humiliated

وقلت امعكيه بالأنامل فالتقى

وقلت امعكيه بالأنامل فالتقى

لدى وكرها العنَّاب والحشف البالي

لدى وكرها العنَّاب والحشف البالي

And I said, “Rub it with your fingertips”; then they met—

And I said to her, "Let me play with your fingers," then

By her nest, the jujubes and the stale, shriveled dates.

Near her den met the withered and decaying palms