جاءتْ بقَدٍّ كالقَضيبِ غدا

جاءتْ بقَدٍّ كالقَضيبِ غدا

بلَواحظِ العُشّاقِ مُنْتَطِقا

بلَواحظِ العُشّاقِ مُنْتَطِقا

She came with a figure like a twig that had become

She came with a slender figure in the morning

girdled with the glances of lovers.

Captivating the eyes of lovers with her talk

وبدَتْ وقد أبدَتْ مَحاسِنَها

وبدَتْ وقد أبدَتْ مَحاسِنَها

خَمْساً تُبيِّنُ عُذْرَ مَنْ عَشِقا

خَمْساً تُبيِّنُ عُذْرَ مَنْ عَشِقا

And she appeared, having revealed her charms—

And she revealed her beauty

five that make clear the excuse of one who fell in love:

Five things that explain the passion of her lover

ليلاً على صُبْحِ على قَمَرٍ

ليلاً على صُبْحِ على قَمَرٍ

في غُصْنِ بانٍ في كثيبِ نَقا

في غُصْنِ بانٍ في كثيبِ نَقا

night upon dawn upon a moon,

A night lit by the moonlight

in a bān-tree bough, in a dune of sand;

On a blossoming branch, on a sandy dune

ونَواظراً مَخْلوقةً فِتَناً

ونَواظراً مَخْلوقةً فِتَناً

قطَعتْ على أبصارِنا الطُّرُقا

قطَعتْ على أبصارِنا الطُّرُقا

and eyes, fashioned as temptations,

And glances created as temptation

barred the paths before our eyes.

That blocked our sight along the paths