عَفٌّ ضَميري هازِلٌ

عَفٌّ ضَميري هازِلٌ

لَفظي وَفي نَظَري عَرامَه

لَفظي وَفي نَظَري عَرامَه

Chaste is my conscience; playful

My conscience is restless

My conscience is chaste, though my manner is jesting,

is my speech, and in my gaze is mischief.

My words are empty in my eyes

My words are teasing, and in my gaze is a spirited boldness.

لا أَستَهِشُّ إِلى الصِبا

لا أَستَهِشُّ إِلى الصِبا

إِذ لَيسَ تَتبَعُني النَدامَه

إِذ لَيسَ تَتبَعُني النَدامَه

I do not delight in youthful dalliance,

I do not yearn for youth

I do not rush eagerly toward youthful folly,

for remorse does not follow me.

For regret does not follow me

Since no regret follows in my wake.

مُتَلَطِّفٌ لا أَشرَئِب

مُتَلَطِّفٌ لا أَشرَئِب

بُ وَلا تُوَبِّخُني المَلامَه

بُ وَلا تُوَبِّخُني المَلامَه

Courteous, I do not crane

I am gentle, I do not get angry

Gentle in grace, I do not crane my neck in greed,

my neck, nor does blame rebuke me.

Nor do reproaches blame me

Nor does blame rise to reprimand me.

وَلَرُبَّما نَزَّهتُ عَي

وَلَرُبَّما نَزَّهتُ عَي

ني في مَحاسِنِ ذي وَسامَه

ني في مَحاسِنِ ذي وَسامَه

And often I have delighted my

And perhaps I glance

And oftentimes I have feasted my sight,

eye with the charms of a handsome one.

At the beauty of one with grace

Upon the charms of one possessed of beauty.

أُهدي لَهُ طُرَفَ الحَدي

أُهدي لَهُ طُرَفَ الحَدي

ثِ لِأَستَعيدَ بِها كَلامَه

ثِ لِأَستَعيدَ بِها كَلامَه

I offer him choice morsels of

I give him the edge of conversation

I offer him the witty novelties of speech,

conversation, to hear his words again.

To regain his speech

That I might win his conversation in return.

لا غايَتي مِنهُ هَوىً

لا غايَتي مِنهُ هَوىً

تُلفى مَغَبَّتُهُ نَدامَه

تُلفى مَغَبَّتُهُ نَدامَه

My aim with him is not a passion

My purpose is not love from him

My goal from him is not a passion,

whose aftermath proves to be regret.

Though its absence brings regret

Whose consequence is found to be remorse.

إِنَّ المُحِبَّ تَبينُ نَظ

إِنَّ المُحِبَّ تَبينُ نَظ

رَتُهُ إِذا نَظَرَ السَلامَه

رَتُهُ إِذا نَظَرَ السَلامَه

Indeed, evident is the lover's

Indeed the lover's gaze discerns

For the lover is revealed by the nature of his look,

gaze when he seeks safety.

When looking for well-being

When he gazes with an intent of purity.