بأبي مَنْ زَها بخدّيْهِ وردٌ

بأبي مَنْ زَها بخدّيْهِ وردٌ

ناضرٌ والجبينُ شمسُ نهارِ

ناضرٌ والجبينُ شمسُ نهارِ

May my father be ransom for him on whose cheeks a rose blooms,

By the one whose cheek is adorned with a blossoming rose

Fresh, while his brow is the daytime sun.

Flourishing, while his brow is the sun of daytime

منعَ الحُسْنَ أن يخاف ذُيولاً

منعَ الحُسْنَ أن يخاف ذُيولاً

وهو قد ظلّ تحت ظلّ العِذارِ

وهو قد ظلّ تحت ظلّ العِذارِ

He kept beauty from fearing “tails” [possibly intended: wilting],

Beauty is unafraid of slander

While it has remained beneath the shade of his cheek-down.

While it remains under the shade of chastity

أنا من مَدمعيّ من حرّ وجدي

أنا من مَدمعيّ من حرّ وجدي

ذو انسباكٍ ما بينَ ماءٍ ونارِ

ذو انسباكٍ ما بينَ ماءٍ ونارِ

I, from my weeping eyes, from the heat of my longing,

I am, from my tears of passion and ardent love

Am melting between water and fire.

Flowing between water and fire

أتُراني يبقى على ذَيْنِ جسمي

أتُراني يبقى على ذَيْنِ جسمي

والحديدُ الشديدُ منهنّ جاري

والحديدُ الشديدُ منهنّ جاري

Do you think my body can withstand those two,

Do you think my body will remain

When even hard iron flows molten because of them?

When the piercing iron runs through it