وأَغنَّ كالَّرشإ الغَري

وأَغنَّ كالَّرشإ الغَري

رِ نَشا خِلالَ الرَّبربِ

رِ نَشا خِلالَ الرَّبربِ

And a youth with a sweet nasal voice, like an innocent young gazelle,

He sang like a young nightingale

Grew up amid a herd of gazelles.

Among the branches during spring

في خَدِّه وردٌ حَما

في خَدِّه وردٌ حَما

ةُ من القِطافِ بعَقرَبِ

ةُ من القِطافِ بعَقرَبِ

On his cheek, a rose he guarded

With cheeks as red as roses

From plucking with a scorpion.

Plucked fresh from their stems

لما سَقاه قهوةً

لما سَقاه قهوةً

في الكاسِ ذاتَ تلهُّبِ

في الكاسِ ذاتَ تلهُّبِ

When he gave him wine to drink,

When he was served coffee

In the cup, all aflame,

In a flaming hot cup

حيَّا بدِسْتَنْبُويَّةٍ

حيَّا بدِسْتَنْبُويَّةٍ

مثلِ السِّنانِ المُذْهَبِ

مثلِ السِّنانِ المُذْهَبِ

He offered a fragrant dastanbūyah fruit in greeting,

He greeted with a dainty gesture

Like a gilded spearhead.

Like a gilded spear