ياO غُرَّةًradiant brow تَسخَرُmocks بِالبَدرِat the full moon
يا غُرَّةً تَسخَرُ بِالبَدرِ
وَمُقلَةًand an eye تَنفُثُbreathes out بِالسِحرِwith enchantment
وَمُقلَةً تَنفُثُ بِالسِحرِ
O radiant brow that mocks the full moon,
and eye that breathes enchantment,
وَمَبسَمّاand a smiling mouth نُظِّمwas strung مِنfrom جَوهَرٍjewels
وَمَبسَمّا نُظِّم مِن جَوهَرٍ
وَماؤُهُand its moisture مِنfrom أَعطَرِthe most fragrant الخَمرِwine
وَماؤُهُ مِن أَعطَرِ الخَمرِ
and smiling mouth strung from jewels,
and its moisture is of the most fragrant wine,
وَمَنطَقاand speech أَثبَتَhas implanted مِنthrough سِحرِهِits magic
وَمَنطَقا أَثبَتَ مِن سِحرِهِ
أَحَرَّsomething hotter فيin قَلبيmy heart مِنَthan الجَمرِembers
أَحَرَّ في قَلبي مِنَ الجَمرِ
and speech that, through its magic, has planted
within my heart something hotter than embers,
وَشادِناand a young gazelle تَيَّمنيenslaved me with love شَخصُهُhis form
وَشادِنا تَيَّمني شَخصُهُ
وَوَكَّلَand charged الأَجفانَthe eyelids بِالسَهرِwith sleeplessness
وَوَكَّلَ الأَجفانَ بِالسَهرِ
and young gazelle whose form has enslaved me
and charged my eyelids with sleeplessness:
تاجِرtrade بيthrough me اللَهَGod تَفُزyou will win بِالرِضىfavor
تاجِر بي اللَهَ تَفُز بِالرِضى
وَتَربَحِand gain الجَنَّةَParadise فيin التَجرِthe trade
وَتَربَحِ الجَنَّةَ في التَجرِ
Trade with God through me, and you will win His favor
and gain Paradise in the trade.