قُلْتُ وَقَدْ أَقْبَلَ يَسْعَى بِهَا

قُلْتُ وَقَدْ أَقْبَلَ يَسْعَى بِهَا

صَفْراءَ تَحْكي فِعْلَ عَيْنَيهْ

صَفْراءَ تَحْكي فِعْلَ عَيْنَيهْ

I said, as he came hurrying with it—

I said, as he came rushing towards me,

Golden wine that has the same effect as his eyes—

A tawny gazelle narrating the tale of his eyes,

إِنْ قِسْتُهُ بِالشَّمْسِ في حُسْنِهِ

إِنْ قِسْتُهُ بِالشَّمْسِ في حُسْنِهِ

فَالشَّمْسُ في قَبْضَةِ كَفَّيْهْ

فَالشَّمْسُ في قَبْضَةِ كَفَّيْهْ

If I compare him to the sun in beauty,

If I compare his beauty to the sun,

Then the sun is in the grasp of his hands.

Then the sun is held in the grasp of his hands.