وَجَارِيَةٍ ظنَناهَا غُلاماً

وَجَارِيَةٍ ظنَناهَا غُلاماً

بِفَتْرَةِ مُقْلَةٍ وَنَشَاطِ قَدِّ

بِفَتْرَةِ مُقْلَةٍ وَنَشَاطِ قَدِّ

And a girl whom we took for a boy,

A maid we thought a lad,

With a languid eye and a lively figure.

With languid grace and sprightly tread;

رَآهَا الشَّيْخُ فَانْبَعَثتْ قُواهُ

رَآهَا الشَّيْخُ فَانْبَعَثتْ قُواهُ

وَبُشِّرَ بِالشَّبابِ المُسْتَجَدِّ

وَبُشِّرَ بِالشَّبابِ المُسْتَجَدِّ

The old man saw her, and his strength revived,

The old man saw, his strength returned,

And he was given glad tidings of renewed youth.

And joyful at new youth he yearned.

وَأتبَعَ رِدْفَها نَظَراً فَقَالتْ

وَأتبَعَ رِدْفَها نَظَراً فَقَالتْ

أَظُنُّ الشَّيْخَ مِن أَكْنَافِ نَجْدِ

أَظُنُّ الشَّيْخَ مِن أَكْنَافِ نَجْدِ

And he followed her backside with his gaze, so she said:

He followed with his gaze, till she

"I think the old man is from the environs of Najd."

Rebuked, “I think he's from Nejd's lea!"