خَفِ اللَهِ ما لي وَحُبِّ الكَواعِب

خَفِ اللَهِ ما لي وَحُبِّ الكَواعِب

فَلِلناس في العِشقِ قالوا مَذاهِب

فَلِلناس في العِشقِ قالوا مَذاهِب

Fear God! What have I to do with loving nubile maidens?

Fear God! What have I to do with loving full-breasted maidens?

People, they say, have differing ways in love.

For people, they say, have different paths in love.

مَتى حازَ بَدرٌ جَميعَ المَساكِن

مَتى حازَ بَدرٌ جَميعَ المَساكِن

فَحُبّي فَريدٌ بِصَدغٍ وَحاجِب

فَحُبّي فَريدٌ بِصَدغٍ وَحاجِب

When has one full moon ever occupied every dwelling?

When has a full moon possessed all the dwellings?

So mine is a singular love—for a temple-lock and a brow.

For my love is peerless, with a temple-lock and an eyebrow.