فديت حبيبا ضرج الحسن وجهه

فديت حبيبا ضرج الحسن وجهه

فصب على خديه ذوب عقيق

فصب على خديه ذوب عقيق

I would give my life for a beloved—beauty dyed his face red,

Farewell my love, radiant is his face

then poured molten carnelian over his cheeks.

Melted carnelian poured on his cheeks

إذا عاين الروض المدبج خده

إذا عاين الروض المدبج خده

يقول لنا هذا أخي وشقيقي

يقول لنا هذا أخي وشقيقي

When the embroidered garden beholds his cheek,

When the dewy garden beholds his cheek

it says to us, “This is my brother and my brother by blood.”

It says to me “This, my brother, my twin”