ملئت إنسانُ عيني عسجداً

ملئت إنسانُ عيني عسجداً

من خدودٍ قد ملاها الحسن صبغا

من خدودٍ قد ملاها الحسن صبغا

My eye's pupil was filled with gold

My eyes were filled with longing

From cheeks that beauty had filled with color.

For cheeks dyed with beauty's hue

قلت والرّدف أريني فانثنت

قلت والرّدف أريني فانثنت

ثم قالت هكذا الإنسان يطغى

ثم قالت هكذا الإنسان يطغى

I said, 'Show me your buttocks too!' and she turned.

I said "Show me more" and she bent down

Then she said, 'Thus does man transgress.'

Then said "This is how man transgresses"