مُذْ رَأَتْهُ الشَّمْسُ في الحَمَلِ

مُذْ رَأَتْهُ الشَّمْسُ في الحَمَلِ

لَمْ تَكَد تَبْدُو مِنَ الخَجَلِ

لَمْ تَكَد تَبْدُو مِنَ الخَجَلِ

Since the sun saw him in Aries,

Since the sun saw him in Aries,

It has scarcely shown itself for shame.

It has scarcely dared to appear from shyness.

غُصْنُ بانٍ مُثْمِرٌ قَمَراً

غُصْنُ بانٍ مُثْمِرٌ قَمَراً

يُخْجِلُ الأَغْصَانَ بِالمَيَلِ

يُخْجِلُ الأَغْصَانَ بِالمَيَلِ

A bān-tree branch bearing a moon,

A fruitful branch bearing a moonlike youth

He shames the branches with his swaying.

Who shames the branches with his beauty.

وَرْدُ خَدَّيهِ يُضَرِّجُهُ

وَرْدُ خَدَّيهِ يُضَرِّجُهُ

خَجَلٌ مِنْ نَرْجِسِ المُقَلِ

خَجَلٌ مِنْ نَرْجِسِ المُقَلِ

The rose of his cheeks is flushed red

The roses of his cheeks that blush from him

By shame before the narcissus of his eyes.

Are abashed by the narcissus of his eyes.

وَسِوَى ذا أَنَّ مَبْسَمَهُ

وَسِوَى ذا أَنَّ مَبْسَمَهُ

جَامِعٌ لِلخَمْرِ وَالعَسَلِ

جَامِعٌ لِلخَمْرِ وَالعَسَلِ

And besides this, his smiling mouth

And besides that his smile

Combines wine and honey.

Combines wine and honey.

مَنْ مُجِيري مِنْ لَواحِظِهِ

مَنْ مُجِيري مِنْ لَواحِظِهِ

إِنّني مِنْهَا على وَجَلِ

إِنّني مِنْهَا على وَجَلِ

Who will protect me from his glances?

Who will protect me from his glances

Indeed, I am in dread of them.

When I am distraught because of him?

كُلَّما سُلَّتْ صَوارِمُهَا

كُلَّما سُلَّتْ صَوارِمُهَا

قَالَ قَلْبِي قَد دَنَا أَجَلي

قَالَ قَلْبِي قَد دَنَا أَجَلي

Whenever their keen swords are drawn,

Whenever his swords are unsheathed,

My heart says, 'My hour of death has drawn near.'

My heart says: my death is near.