يا غَزالاً قِطافُ وَجنَتِهِ الوَر

يا غَزالاً قِطافُ وَجنَتِهِ الوَر

دُ وَدُرٌّ بِفيهِ دُرٌّ نَثيرُ

دُ وَدُرٌّ بِفيهِ دُرٌّ نَثيرُ

O gazelle, whose cheek's harvest is roses,

O gazelle, thy cheek is like the garden rose

and the pearls in his mouth are scattered pearls!

Thy lips like coral hold a string of pearls

لا وَقَدٍّ يَهتَزُّ كَالغُصنِ الغَضِّ

لا وَقَدٍّ يَهتَزُّ كَالغُصنِ الغَضِّ

إِذا اِرتَجَّ فيهِ رِدفٌ وَثيرُ

إِذا اِرتَجَّ فيهِ رِدفٌ وَثيرُ

Nay, by a figure that sways like a tender bough,

Thy slender form sways not like a branch of reed

when its soft rump quivers—

When heavy with its load of ripening dates

لا سَأَلتُ الخَلاصَ مِنكَ وَإِن كُن

لا سَأَلتُ الخَلاصَ مِنكَ وَإِن كُن

تَ بَلاءَ الهَوى عَلَيَّ تُثيرُ

تَ بَلاءَ الهَوى عَلَيَّ تُثيرُ

may I never ask for deliverance from you, even though you

Though thou hast caused me anguish and distress

stir up love's torment against me.

I shall not pray to be delivered from thy thrall