مُتَرَجرِجُ الأَردافِ مِضطَمِرُ الحَشا

مُتَرَجرِجُ الأَردافِ مِضطَمِرُ الحَشا

لَدنُ القَوامِ يَكادُ يَعقِدُ لينا

لَدنُ القَوامِ يَكادُ يَعقِدُ لينا

His hips sway; his waist is slender.

With swaying hips and an air of mystery

So supple of figure, he almost ties himself in knots.

His supple figure makes one swoon

دابَ النَعيمُ لَهُ فَأَثمَرَ صَدرُهُ

دابَ النَعيمُ لَهُ فَأَثمَرَ صَدرُهُ

ثَمَراً إِذا حَلَتِ الثِمارُ حُلينا

ثَمَراً إِذا حَلَتِ الثِمارُ حُلينا

Luxury toiled for him, and his breast bore

Blessed with luxury, his chest bore fruit

fruit with which we were adorned when fruits grew sweet.

That when fruits ripened, melted hearts

لا وَالظِباءِ الآنِساتِ إِذا رَنَت

لا وَالظِباءِ الآنِساتِ إِذا رَنَت

فَاِفتَنَّ حُسنُ عُيونِهِنَّ فُتونا

فَاِفتَنَّ حُسنُ عُيونِهِنَّ فُتونا

No, by the gentle gazelles, when they gaze

The does, when they bleat hauntingly

and their eyes’ beauty displays its varied enchantments:

Ensnare with the beauty of their eyes

إِن لُحِنَ لُحنَ كَواكِباً أَو نُحنَ

إِن لُحِنَ لُحنَ كَواكِباً أَو نُحنَ

نُحنَ لَطائِماً أَو مِلنَ مِلنَ غُصونا

نُحنَ لَطائِماً أَو مِلنَ مِلنَ غُصونا

if they appear, they appear as stars; or if they turn,

Whether stars dance seductively

they turn as vessels of musk; if they sway, they sway as boughs.

Or branches sway gently to and fro

وَبَدَرنَ مِن مُقلٍ إِلَيكَ فَواتِرٍ

وَبَدَرنَ مِن مُقلٍ إِلَيكَ فَواتِرٍ

يَكسينَ قَلبَكَ بِالفُتورِ فُتونا

يَكسينَ قَلبَكَ بِالفُتورِ فُتونا

And they dart toward you from languid eyes,

Eyes that once looked at you affectionately

clothing your heart in enchantment through languor.

Now cloak your heart with indifference

ما خُنتُ عَهدَ هَوىً عَلَيكِ وَقَفتُهُ

ما خُنتُ عَهدَ هَوىً عَلَيكِ وَقَفتُهُ

وَأَخو المُروءَةِ لا يَكونَ خَؤونا

وَأَخو المُروءَةِ لا يَكونَ خَؤونا

I have not betrayed a pledge of love I dedicated to you;

I never betrayed the love I declared for you

and a man of honor is never treacherous.

A man of honor does not act spitefully