وَفاتِنٍ بِالنَظَرِ الرَطبِ

وَفاتِنٍ بِالنَظَرِ الرَطبِ

يَضحَكُ عَن ذي أَشَرٍ عَذبِ

يَضحَكُ عَن ذي أَشَرٍ عَذبِ

And a charmer with a dewy gaze

With a moist, tender glance,

And oh, what a charmer with a languid gaze,

smiles, revealing sweet, finely notched teeth.

She laughs more sweetly than pure wine.

Who smiles revealing teeth both sweet and glistening,

خالَيتُهُ في مَجلِسٍ لَم يَكُن

خالَيتُهُ في مَجلِسٍ لَم يَكُن

ثالِثُنا فيهِ سِوى الرَبِّ

ثالِثُنا فيهِ سِوى الرَبِّ

I sat alone with him; there was no

I was alone with her in a gathering

I secluded myself with him in a gathering where

third with us there but the Lord.

Where none were with us but God.

There was no third amongst us but the Lord.

فَقالَ لي وَالكَفُّ في كَفِّهِ

فَقالَ لي وَالكَفُّ في كَفِّهِ

بَعدَ التَجَنّي مِنهُ وَالعَتبِ

بَعدَ التَجَنّي مِنهُ وَالعَتبِ

Then he said to me, with my hand in his,

She said, her palm in my palm,

He spoke to me, while my hand lay in his,

after his unjust accusations and reproaches:

After withdrawing from me in displeasure:

After his feigned tyranny and reproach:

تُحِبُّني قُلتُ مُجيباً لَهُ

تُحِبُّني قُلتُ مُجيباً لَهُ

وَفَوقَ ما تَرجو مِنَ الحُبِّ

وَفَوقَ ما تَرجو مِنَ الحُبِّ

‘Do you love me?’ I said in reply to him:

"Do you love me?" I answered her:

"Do you love me?" I said, answering him,

‘And more than you hope for in love.’

"More than you could wish for in love."

"Yes, and beyond whatever love you might hope for."

قالَ فَتَصبو قُلتُ يا سَيِّدي

قالَ فَتَصبو قُلتُ يا سَيِّدي

وَأَيُّ شَيءٍ فيكَ لا يُصبي

وَأَيُّ شَيءٍ فيكَ لا يُصبي

He said, ‘So you yearn?’ I said, ‘My master,

She said, "Then pine away." I said, "My lady,

He said, "Are you captivated?" I said, "O my master,

and what in you does not kindle desire?’

What is there in you that would not make one pine?"

And is there anything about you that does not captivate?"

قالَ اِتَّقِ اللَهَ وَدَع ذا الهَوى

قالَ اِتَّقِ اللَهَ وَدَع ذا الهَوى

فَقُلتُ إِن طاوَعَني قَلبي

فَقُلتُ إِن طاوَعَني قَلبي

He said, ‘Fear God, and forsake this passion.’

She said, "Fear God, and leave this passion."

He said, "Fear God and abandon this passion,"

So I said, ‘If my heart obeys me.’

I said, "If only my heart would obey me."

I replied, "If only my heart would obey me."