قالت وهبتك مهجتي فخُذِ

قالت وهبتك مهجتي فخُذِ

ودعِ الفراش ونَم على فَخذي

ودعِ الفراش ونَم على فَخذي

She said, “I give you my very soul—take it;

She said, “I have given you my soul, so take it,

She said, "I have gifted you my soul, so take it,

leave the bed, and sleep upon my thigh.”

and leave the bed and sleep upon my thigh.”

And leave the bed, and sleep upon my thigh."

وثنَتْ إِلَى مثلِ الكَثِيبِ يدِي

وثنَتْ إِلَى مثلِ الكَثِيبِ يدِي

فأجبْتُها نِعْم الأَريكةُ ذي

فأجبْتُها نِعْم الأَريكةُ ذي

And she guided my hand toward a form like a sand dune.

And she turned my hand toward what resembled a sand dune;

She bent my hand toward curves like a sand dune,

I answered her, “What an excellent couch this is!”

so I answered her, “What a fine couch this is!”

So I answered her, "What an excellent couch this is!"

وهممتُ لكن قال لي أدبي

وهممتُ لكن قال لي أدبي

باللّه من شيطانِكَ اِستَعِذِ

باللّه من شيطانِكَ اِستَعِذِ

I was about to yield, but my good breeding said to me:

And I was about to act, but my sense of propriety said to me:

I was about to act, but my propriety said to me,

“By God, seek refuge from your devil.”

“Seek refuge in God from your devil.”

"By God, seek refuge from your devil!"

قالت عففتَ فعِفتَ قلتُ لها

قالت عففتَ فعِفتَ قلتُ لها

مُذ شِبتُ باللّذَّاتِ لم أَلُذِ

مُذ شِبتُ باللّذَّاتِ لم أَلُذِ

She said, “You kept chaste, and so disdained me.” I told her:

She said, “You remained chaste, so you grew averse.” I said to her:

She said, "You abstained and turned away." I said to her,

“Since my hair turned gray, I have found no delight in pleasures.”

“Since I grew gray-haired, I have found no delight in pleasures.”

"Since I turned grey, I have found no refuge in pleasures."