جَلَّتْ مَحاسِنُهُ عَنْ كُلِّ تَشْبِيهِ

جَلَّتْ مَحاسِنُهُ عَنْ كُلِّ تَشْبِيهِ

وَجَلَّ عَنْ مُشْبِهٍ في الحُسْنِ يَحْكِيهِ

وَجَلَّ عَنْ مُشْبِهٍ في الحُسْنِ يَحْكِيهِ

His charms transcend all comparison.

His beauty transcends all comparison,

And he is beyond any counterpart who could match him in beauty.

And is beyond any likeness in charm.

اُنْظُرْ إِلَى وَجْهِهِ وَاسْتَغْنِ عَنْ صِفَتي

اُنْظُرْ إِلَى وَجْهِهِ وَاسْتَغْنِ عَنْ صِفَتي

سُبْحانَ خَالِقِهِ سُبْحَانَ بَاريهِ

سُبْحانَ خَالِقِهِ سُبْحَانَ بَاريهِ

Look at his face, and have no need of my description.

Behold his face and do without describing,

Glory to his Creator, glory to his Maker!

Glory to his Maker, glory to his Creator.

النَّرْجِسُ الغَضُّ مِنْ أَجْفَانِ مُقْلَتِهِ

النَّرْجِسُ الغَضُّ مِنْ أَجْفَانِ مُقْلَتِهِ

وَالوَرْدُ مِنْ خَدِّهِ وَالدُّرُّ مِنْ فِيهِ

وَالوَرْدُ مِنْ خَدِّهِ وَالدُّرُّ مِنْ فِيهِ

The fresh narcissus comes from the lids of his eye,

The narcissus bent over from his eyelids,

And the rose from his cheek, and pearls from his mouth.

And the rose from his cheek, the pearls from his mouth.

دَعَا بِأَلْحَاظِهِ قَلْبي إِلى تَلَفِي

دَعَا بِأَلْحَاظِهِ قَلْبي إِلى تَلَفِي

فَجَاءهُ مُسْرِعاً طَوْعاً يُلَبِّيهِ

فَجَاءهُ مُسْرِعاً طَوْعاً يُلَبِّيهِ

With his glances he called my heart to my destruction,

With a glance of his eyes he summoned my heart,

So it came to him swiftly, willingly answering his call.

It came rushing willingly to obey.

مِثْلَ الفَراشَةِ تَأْتِي إِنْ رأَتْ لَهَباً

مِثْلَ الفَراشَةِ تَأْتِي إِنْ رأَتْ لَهَباً

إِلى السِّراجِ فَتُلْقِي نَفْسَها فِيهِ

إِلى السِّراجِ فَتُلْقِي نَفْسَها فِيهِ

Like a moth that comes, if it sees a flame,

Like a moth when it sees a flame,

To the lamp, then casts itself into it.

Flies to the lamp and throws itself in.