بِلا غَيْبَةٍ لِلْبَدْرِ وَجْهُكَ أَجْمَلُ

بِلا غَيْبَةٍ لِلْبَدْرِ وَجْهُكَ أَجْمَلُ

وَمَا أَنَا فِيما قُلْتُهُ مُتَجَمِّلُ

وَمَا أَنَا فِيما قُلْتُهُ مُتَجَمِّلُ

Without disparaging the full moon, your face is fairer;

Without the moon's absence, your face is the most beautiful

Nor am I merely being gracious in what I have said.

And I am not being pretentious in what I say

وَلا عَيْبَ عِنْدِي فيكَ لَوْلا صِيَانة

وَلا عَيْبَ عِنْدِي فيكَ لَوْلا صِيَانة

لَدَيْكَ بِها كُلُّ امْرِىءٍ يَتَبذَّلُ

لَدَيْكَ بِها كُلُّ امْرِىءٍ يَتَبذَّلُ

I find no fault in you, except for the guarded reserve

I see no fault in you, if not for virtue

You possess, which makes every person abase himself;

With which every man is wont to adorn himself

وَحَجْبُكَ حَتّى لَوْ عَن الحُجْبِ تَتَّقي

وَحَجْبُكَ حَتّى لَوْ عَن الحُجْبِ تَتَّقي

حِجاباً ولا تَبْدُو لَهَا كُنْتَ تَفْعَلُ

حِجاباً ولا تَبْدُو لَهَا كُنْتَ تَفْعَلُ

And your seclusion: if you could hide even from the veils

Your veil, even if you avoid veils

Behind a veil, never appearing to them, you would.

Not showing it any veil, you would do so

لِحاظُكَ أَسْيافٌ ذُكُورٌ فَما لَها

لِحاظُكَ أَسْيافٌ ذُكُورٌ فَما لَها

كَمَا زَعَمُوا مِثْلَ الأَرَامِلِ تَغْزِلُ

كَمَا زَعَمُوا مِثْلَ الأَرَامِلِ تَغْزِلُ

Your glances are male swords—why, then, do they,

Your gaze is masculine swords, so why

As people claim, spin like widows?

As they claim, would you spin like widows?

وَمَا بالُ بُرْهَان العِذَارِ مُسَلِّماً

وَمَا بالُ بُرْهَان العِذَارِ مُسَلِّماً

وَيَلْزَمُهُ دَورٌ وَفيهِ تَسَلْسُلُ

وَيَلْزَمُهُ دَورٌ وَفيهِ تَسَلْسُلُ

And why is the proof of your cheek-down accepted,

What of presenting proof of chastity

Though it entails circular reasoning and contains an infinite regress?

Binding it in a cycle with infinite regression?

وَعَهْدِي أَنّ الشَّمْسَ بِالصَّحْوِ آذَنَتْ

وَعَهْدِي أَنّ الشَّمْسَ بِالصَّحْوِ آذَنَتْ

فَمَا بالُ سُكْرِي مِنْ مُحَيَّاكَ يُقَبِلُ

فَمَا بالُ سُكْرِي مِنْ مُحَيَّاكَ يُقَبِلُ

And I thought the sun heralded sobriety—

I promised that the sun at dawn gave notice

So why does intoxication from your face come over me?

So why does my intoxication with your life persist?

كَأَنَّكَ لَمْ تُخْلَقْ لِغَيْرِ نَواظِرٍ

كَأَنَّكَ لَمْ تُخْلَقْ لِغَيْرِ نَواظِرٍ

تُسَهِّدها وَجْداً وَقَلْباً تُعلِّلُ

تُسَهِّدها وَجْداً وَقَلْباً تُعلِّلُ

It is as though you were created for nothing but eyes

It's as if you weren't created but for gazes

You keep sleepless with longing, and a heart you soothe.

To seduce them, passionately and with a tempting heart

عَليَّ ضَمانٌ أَنَّ طَرْفَكَ لا يَرى

عَليَّ ضَمانٌ أَنَّ طَرْفَكَ لا يَرى

مِن الحُسْنِ شَيْئاً عِنْدَ غَيْرِكَ يَجْمُلُ

مِن الحُسْنِ شَيْئاً عِنْدَ غَيْرِكَ يَجْمُلُ

I guarantee that your gaze will not find

I'm obliged your glance doesn't see

Anything that looks beautiful in anyone but you;

Any beauty with others comparable to you

وأَنَّ قُلوبَ العاشِقينَ وَإِنْ تَجُرْ

وأَنَّ قُلوبَ العاشِقينَ وَإِنْ تَجُرْ

عَلَيها إلى سُلْوانِهَا لَيْسَ تَعْدِلُ

عَلَيها إلى سُلْوانِهَا لَيْسَ تَعْدِلُ

And that lovers' hearts, even if you are cruel

And that the hearts of lovers, even if

To them, will not turn to the solace of forgetting.

Drawn to their idols, do not equate

حَبيبِي لِيَهْنَ الحُسْنُ أَنَّكَ حُزْتَهُ

حَبيبِي لِيَهْنَ الحُسْنُ أَنَّكَ حُزْتَهُ

ويَهْنَ فُؤَادي أَنَّهُ لَكَ مَنْزِلُ

ويَهْنَ فُؤَادي أَنَّهُ لَكَ مَنْزِلُ

My beloved, may beauty rejoice that you have won it,

My love, let beauty be diminished that you took it

And may my heart rejoice that it is your home.

And let my heart be diminished for it is your dwelling

إذَا كُنْتَ ذا ودٍّ صَحيحٍ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ

إذَا كُنْتَ ذا ودٍّ صَحيحٍ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ

يَضرُّ بِي العُذَّالُ حَيْثُ تَقَوَّلُوا

يَضرُّ بِي العُذَّالُ حَيْثُ تَقَوَّلُوا

If you bear sincere affection, then I have not been

If you have true affection, it did not

Harmed by the reproachers when they fabricated tales.

Harm me where the slanderers fabricated

رَأَوْا مِنْكَ حَظّي في المَحَبَّةِ وَافِراً

رَأَوْا مِنْكَ حَظّي في المَحَبَّةِ وَافِراً

لِذَا حَرَّفوا عَنِّي الحَدِيثَ وَأَوَّلوا

لِذَا حَرَّفوا عَنِّي الحَدِيثَ وَأَوَّلوا

They saw how abundant was my share of your love;

They saw my share of love for you abundant

So they distorted the talk about me and twisted its meaning.

So they distorted my words and interpreted