أَيُسْكِرُنَا بأجفانٍ سَكَارى

أَيُسْكِرُنَا بأجفانٍ سَكَارى

وَنُعْذَلُ أن نحورَ مع الحُبَارى

وَنُعْذَلُ أن نحورَ مع الحُبَارى

Does he intoxicate us with drunken eyelids?

Does he intoxicate us with drunken eyelids,

And are we blamed for wheeling with the houbara bustards?

and are we reproached for wandering with the bustard?

رشاً أَسَرَ الرشا بفتور لحظٍ

رشاً أَسَرَ الرشا بفتور لحظٍ

قلوبُ الخَلْقِ في يدِه أسارى

قلوبُ الخَلْقِ في يدِه أسارى

A fawn has captured the gazelles with the languor of his glance;

A fawn has captured the fawns with a languid glance;

The hearts of all creation are captives in his hand.

the hearts of humankind are captives in his hand.

يدينُ مع النصارى وهو عندي

يدينُ مع النصارى وهو عندي

جديرٌ أن يَدينَ معَ النصارى

جديرٌ أن يَدينَ معَ النصارى

He follows the Christian faith—and, in my eyes,

He follows the Christians' faith, and in my view

Is worthy indeed of following the Christian faith.

is worthy to follow the Christians' faith.

أقول لمشبهِ العذراءِ حُسْناً

أقول لمشبهِ العذراءِ حُسْناً

علامَ رغبتَ عن دينِ العذارى

علامَ رغبتَ عن دينِ العذارى

I say to him who resembles the Virgin in beauty:

I say to him who resembles the Virgin in beauty:

Why have you shunned the creed of maidens?

Why have you turned away from the virgins' faith?

فما وَحْدي أَغارُ عليكَ لكن

فما وَحْدي أَغارُ عليكَ لكن

جميعُ العالمين معي غَيارَى

جميعُ العالمين معي غَيارَى

For I am not the only one jealous over you—but

For I am not alone in my jealousy over you; rather,

All the worlds, along with me, are jealous.

all the world is jealous along with me.