أَضَعتُ شَبابي وَمالي سُدىً

أَضَعتُ شَبابي وَمالي سُدىً

عَلى حُبِّ ظَبيٍ بَديعَ الجَمالِ

عَلى حُبِّ ظَبيٍ بَديعَ الجَمالِ

I squandered my youth and wealth in vain,

I squandered my youth and wealth in vain

for love of a gazelle of exquisite beauty,

On love for a gazelle of wondrous beauty,

لَكَيلا يَميلَ لِغَيري هَوىً

لَكَيلا يَميلَ لِغَيري هَوىً

فَضاعَ شَبابٌ عَلَيهِ وَمالِ

فَضاعَ شَبابٌ عَلَيهِ وَمالِ

lest my love turn toward anyone but me;

So he would not turn in love to anyone but me—

thus both were lost—my youth spent on him, and my wealth.

And so youth and wealth were wasted on him.