أياO جنةparadise الحسنbeauty التيthat قدalready تبرجتdisplayed its charms
أيا جنة الحسن التي قد تبرجت
متىwhen أناI بالوصلthrough union المؤملhoped-for فائزsuccessful
متى أنا بالوصل المؤمل فائز
O paradise of beauty that has displayed its charms,
O garden of beauty that has adorned itself
When shall I win the hoped-for union?
When will I win the longed-for union?
وياand O شرعةًlaw للحسنof beauty قلبيmy heart واجبbound
ويا شرعةً للحسن قلبي واجب
عليهاto it متىwhen ممنوعforbidden قربكyour nearness جائزlawful
عليها متى ممنوع قربك جائز
And O law of beauty, my heart is bound
And O path of beauty, my heart is duty-bound
To you—when will your forbidden nearness be lawful?
To it - when will your forbidden nearness be allowed?
أماindeed وصفاتby qualities منكof yours قدalready غارتgrew jealous الظباthe gazelles
أما وصفات منك قد غارت الظبا
فأمستso they became ومأواهاand their refuge الفلاthe wilderness والمفاوزand the trackless wastes
فأمست ومأواها الفلا والمفاوز
Indeed, by your charms, the gazelles have grown jealous,
The gazelles are jealous of your attributes
So their refuge is now the wilderness and trackless wastes.
And have taken to the hills and deserts as their abode
لئنeven if كملتhave become perfect منكin you المحاسنthe charms إننيindeed I
لئن كملت منك المحاسن إنني
إلىtoward عطفةa tender turn منfrom معطفيكyour two shoulders لعائزtruly in need
إلى عطفة من معطفيك لعائز
Though your charms have reached perfection, I am indeed
If you have perfected your charms, I
In need of a tender turn from your two shoulders.
Am striving for a glance from beneath your veil