وَخَادعْتَني عن صاحِبِ الشِّعْرةِ التي

وَخَادعْتَني عن صاحِبِ الشِّعْرةِ التي

بَدَتْ عَلَماً من تَحتِها الرُّمحُ مائِلا

بَدَتْ عَلَماً من تَحتِها الرُّمحُ مائِلا

And you beguiled me away from the man with the hair that

You deceived me about the owner of the hair

appeared as a banner, the spear slanting beneath it.

That seemed a flag under which the inclined spear was

وَتلكَ التي تُدْني السَّعَادَةَ لِلفَتى

وَتلكَ التي تُدْني السَّعَادَةَ لِلفَتى

فَصَدِّقْ بِها مَن كانَ في النَّاسِ قائِلا

فَصَدِّقْ بِها مَن كانَ في النَّاسِ قائِلا

And that is what brings happiness close to a young man;

And the one who brings good fortune to the youth

so, because of it, believe the one among people who said:

Believe her whoever among people talks

إذا أَقبَلتْ جَاءَتْ تُقادُ بِشَعْرةٍ

إذا أَقبَلتْ جَاءَتْ تُقادُ بِشَعْرةٍ

وَإنْ أَدبَرَتْ وَلَّتْ تَقُدُّ السَّلاسِلا

وَإنْ أَدبَرَتْ وَلَّتْ تَقُدُّ السَّلاسِلا

When it approaches, it comes led by a hair;

If she comes forward, she is led by a hair

and if it turns away, it departs, snapping chains.

And if she turns away, she leads chains