أتَتنا بليلٍ والنجومُ كأنَّها

أتَتنا بليلٍ والنجومُ كأنَّها

قلادةُ جَزعٍ حُلَّ منها نظامُها

قلادةُ جَزعٍ حُلَّ منها نظامُها

She came to us by night, and the stars were like

She came to me at night, and the stars were like

a necklace of onyx whose string had been untied.

A necklace whose clasp had come undone, letting the pearls slip from it.

فما برحت حتى حللتُ إزارَها

فما برحت حتى حللتُ إزارَها

وقَبَّلتُها عشراً وقلَّ احتشامُها

وقَبَّلتُها عشراً وقلَّ احتشامُها

So she did not leave until I untied her waist-wrap,

I did not stop until I had undone her sash

and I kissed her ten times, and her bashfulness waned.

And kissed her ten times, while her modesty diminished.