مُتَرَجرِجُquivering الأَردافِthe buttocks مِضطَمِرُslender الحَشاthe waist
مُتَرَجرِجُ الأَردافِ مِضطَمِرُ الحَشا
لَدنُsupple القَوامِthe frame يَكادُalmost يَعقِدُknots ليناfrom softness
لَدنُ القَوامِ يَكادُ يَعقِدُ لينا
With swaying hips and a slender waist,
Supple of frame, so soft he almost knots himself.
دابَlabored النَعيمُluxury لَهُfor him فَأَثمَرَand so bore fruit صَدرُهُhis breast
دابَ النَعيمُ لَهُ فَأَثمَرَ صَدرُهُ
ثَمَراًfruit إِذاwhen حَلَتِgrew sweet الثِمارُthe fruits حُليناwe were adorned
ثَمَراً إِذا حَلَتِ الثِمارُ حُلينا
Luxury labored for him, and his breast bore
Fruit that adorned us when fruits grew sweet.
لاno وَالظِباءِby the gazelles الآنِساتِthe tame ones إِذاwhen رَنَتthey gazed
لا وَالظِباءِ الآنِساتِ إِذا رَنَت
فَاِفتَنَّand displayed varied charms حُسنُbeauty عُيونِهِنَّtheir eyes فُتوناenchantment
فَاِفتَنَّ حُسنُ عُيونِهِنَّ فُتونا
No—by the tame gazelles, when they gaze,
And their eyes’ beauty works manifold enchantments;
إِنif لُحِنَthey appeared لُحنَthey appeared كَواكِباًstars أَوor نُحنَthey faced
إِن لُحِنَ لُحنَ كَواكِباً أَو نُحنَ
نُحنَthey faced لَطائِماًpearls أَوor مِلنَthey swayed مِلنَthey swayed غُصوناboughs
نُحنَ لَطائِماً أَو مِلنَ مِلنَ غُصونا
If they appear, they appear as stars; or if they face you,
They face you as pearls; or if they sway, they sway as boughs;
وَبَدَرنَand they darted forth مِنfrom مُقلٍeyes إِلَيكَtoward you فَواتِرٍlanguid
وَبَدَرنَ مِن مُقلٍ إِلَيكَ فَواتِرٍ
يَكسينَthey clothe قَلبَكَyour heart بِالفُتورِthrough languor فُتوناenchantment
يَكسينَ قَلبَكَ بِالفُتورِ فُتونا
And they dart toward you from languid eyes,
They clothe your heart in enchantment through languor.
ماnot خُنتُI betrayed عَهدَthe pledge هَوىًlove عَلَيكِto you وَقَفتُهُI dedicated it
ما خُنتُ عَهدَ هَوىً عَلَيكِ وَقَفتُهُ
وَأَخوand a man of المُروءَةِhonor لاnot يَكونَis خَؤوناtreacherous
وَأَخو المُروءَةِ لا يَكونَ خَؤونا
I have not betrayed the pledge of love I dedicated to you,
And a man of honor is never treacherous.