شقيت بحب ظبى ذي عذارٍ

شقيت بحب ظبى ذي عذارٍ

غدا في الخد أخضر فوق أحمر

غدا في الخد أخضر فوق أحمر

Love for a gazelle with cheek-down has made me wretched;

I am afflicted with love of a gazelle with slender neck

It has turned green upon his cheek, over red.

In the morning on her cheek appears green over red

أقول لمن يلوم على هواه

أقول لمن يلوم على هواه

دع الصب المعثرَ في المعذر

دع الصب المعثرَ في المعذر

I say to whoever blames me for loving him:

I say to him who blames me for my love:

Leave the lovesick lover, tripped up by the downy-cheeked youth.

Leave alone the stumbling youth with his excuses