هل عندَ من أحببتَ تَنويلُ

هل عندَ من أحببتَ تَنويلُ

أم لا فإنّ اللَّوْمَ تَضليلُ

أم لا فإنّ اللَّوْمَ تَضليلُ

Is there any favor to be had from the one you love,

Is there someone you loved that you intend

Or not? For reproach leads astray.

To blame, though blaming is misleading?

أم في الحشى منك جوىً باطنٌ

أم في الحشى منك جوىً باطنٌ

ليس تُداويهِ الأباطيلُ

ليس تُداويهِ الأباطيلُ

Or is there hidden anguish in your breast,

Or is there a secret in your heart

Which falsehoods cannot cure?

That idle talk cannot heal?

عُلِّقتَ يا مغرورُ خدّاعةً

عُلِّقتَ يا مغرورُ خدّاعةً

بالوعدِ منها لكَ تَخييلٌُ

بالوعدِ منها لكَ تَخييلٌُ

You have fallen, deluded one, for a deceitful woman;

You were deluded, o deceived one,

In her promise to you lies illusion.

By a promise from her that deceived you.

ريَّا رداحَ النًّوْمِ خُمصانةً

ريَّا رداحَ النًّوْمِ خُمصانةً

كأنّها أدماءُ عُطبولُ

كأنّها أدماءُ عُطبولُ

Full-bodied, a heavy sleeper, slender-waisted,

Slow to wake, drowsy,

As though she were a graceful, long-necked white gazelle.

As if she were a drumming damsel.

يَشفيكَ منها حينَ تَخلو بها

يَشفيكَ منها حينَ تَخلو بها

ضَمٌّ إلى النَّحرِ وتَقبيلُ

ضَمٌّ إلى النَّحرِ وتَقبيلُ

What cures your ache for her, when you are alone with her,

When alone with her, what cures you

Is an embrace against the breast, and kissing,

Is pressing to the throat and kissing.

وذوقُ رِيقٍ طيّبٍ طعمُه

وذوقُ رِيقٍ طيّبٍ طعمُه

كأنّه بالمِسكِ مَعْلولُ

كأنّه بالمِسكِ مَعْلولُ

And tasting saliva, pleasant in flavor,

And tasting a scent sweet of flavor

As though it were infused with musk.

As if blended with musk.

في نسوةٍ مثلِ المَها خُرَّدٍ

في نسوةٍ مثلِ المَها خُرَّدٍ

تَضيقُ عنهنَّ الخَلاخِيلُ

تَضيقُ عنهنَّ الخَلاخِيلُ

Among women like oryxes, bashful maidens,

Of women like the bent maha reeds

Whose anklets are too tight for them.

Too narrow for them are the anklets.