نُزْهَةُNuzha عنديto me كاسمهاlike her name نُزْهَهْa delight
نُزْهَةُ عندي كاسمها نُزْهَهْ
لاno شكَّdoubt فيabout ذلكthat ولاnor شُبْهَهْuncertainty
لا شكَّ في ذلك ولا شُبْهَهْ
Nuzha, to me, is a delight, true to her name.
There is no doubt of that, nor any uncertainty.
ياO جاعلَyou who made الليلthe night لهاfor her طُرَّةًa forelock
يا جاعلَ الليل لها طُرَّةً
وجاعلَand who made الصُّبحthe dawn لهاfor her جَبْهَهْa brow
وجاعلَ الصُّبح لها جَبْهَهْ
O you who made the night her forelock,
And made the dawn her brow,
وجاعلَand who made الدُّرpearls لهاfor her مَضْحكاًsmiling teeth
وجاعلَ الدُّر لها مَضْحكاً
وجاعلَand who made المسكِmusk لهاfor her نكْهَهْbreath's fragrance
وجاعلَ المسكِ لها نكْهَهْ
And made pearls her smiling teeth,
And made musk her breath,
دعْlet حبهاlove of her يحكُمrule فيin مُهْجتيmy heart
دعْ حبها يحكُم في مُهْجتي
وأْمُرْهُand command it بالجَوْرto act unjustly ولاand do not تَنْهَهْrestrain it
وأْمُرْهُ بالجَوْر ولا تَنْهَهْ
Let love of her rule within my heart,
And bid it be unjust, and do not restrain it.