مَن يَكُن يَعشَقُ النِساءَ فَإِنّي

مَن يَكُن يَعشَقُ النِساءَ فَإِنّي

مولَعُ القَلبِ بِالغُلامِ الظَريفِ

مولَعُ القَلبِ بِالغُلامِ الظَريفِ

Whoever may love women—as for me,

Whoever loves women, I am

Whoever chooses to love women, know that I

My heart is enamored of the charming boy.

Smitten with the heart for the graceful youth

Am captivated at heart by the charming young lad,

حينَ أَوفى عَلى ثَلاثٍ وَعَشرٍ

حينَ أَوفى عَلى ثَلاثٍ وَعَشرٍ

لَم يَطُل عَهدُ أُذنِهِ بِالشَنوفِ

لَم يَطُل عَهدُ أُذنِهِ بِالشَنوفِ

When he had reached thirteen,

When he reached fifteen

Who, just as he reached the age of thirteen,

It had not been long since his ear wore earrings.

His ears did not long remain unpierced

Had not long been acquainted with the earring;

فَبِهِ غُنَّةُ الصِبا تَعتَليها

فَبِهِ غُنَّةُ الصِبا تَعتَليها

بُحَّةُ الاِحتِلامِ لِلتَشريفِ

بُحَّةُ الاِحتِلامِ لِلتَشريفِ

For he has childhood's nasal tone, overlaid

With him the melody of youth takes flight

In him, the soft nasal tone of childhood is overtaken

By puberty's huskiness, lending him dignity,

The first down of manhood for adornment

By the rasp of puberty, serving as a mark of honor,

حينَ رامى النِساءَ مِنهُ بِعَينٍ

حينَ رامى النِساءَ مِنهُ بِعَينٍ

وَطَوى أُختَها مِنَ التَخويفِ

وَطَوى أُختَها مِنَ التَخويفِ

When he shot glances at women with one eye

When he casts his eye at women

When he shot a glance at the women with one eye,

And closed its sister out of fright.

And turns away her other out of diffidence

And closed its sister in a gesture of intimidation.