أحبُّI love كلّevery غادةٍgraceful maiden
أحبُّ كلّ غادةٍ
ألحاظُهاher glances تَكلَّمُspeak
ألحاظُها تَكلَّمُ
I love every graceful maiden
I love every maiden,
Whose glances speak.
Whose glances speak,
فإنand if أحارتshe replies طفقتbegin
فإن أحارت طفقت
ألفاظهاher words تَرنّمُsing melodiously
ألفاظها تَرنّمُ
And if she answers, then begin
And if she is perplexed,
Her words to sing.
Her words begin to sing.
ماءwater صباهاher youth غدقabundant
ماء صباها غدق
ونارهاand her fire تَضرّمُblazes
ونارها تَضرّمُ
The water of her youth is abundant,
The water of youth flows from her,
And her fire blazes.
And her fire blazes.
فالوجهُso the face منهاof her جنةParadise
فالوجهُ منها جنة
وحَرُهاand her heat جهنمُHell
وحَرُها جهنمُ
So her face is Paradise,
Thus her face is paradise,
And her heat is Hell.
And her bosom hell.