يا غزالاً فَتَنَ النَّا

يا غزالاً فَتَنَ النَّا

س بعيْنيْهِ فُتُونا

س بعيْنيْهِ فُتُونا

O gazelle who bewitched all man—

O gazelle who bewitched the peo-

O gazelle who has captivated all people

—kind with his eyes, utterly enthralling them!

ple with his eyes, utterly enchanting them.

With the profound enchantment of his eyes,

أَنْتَ هارُوتُ ولكنْ

أَنْتَ هارُوتُ ولكنْ

صحّفوا تاءَك نُونا

صحّفوا تاءَك نُونا

You are Hārūt—but

You are Hārūt, and yet

You are Harut, the angel of magic, yet

they miscopied your tāʾ as a nūn.

they misread your tāʾ as a nūn.

They mistranscribed your 'T' as an 'N'.