ومقلة نجلاءُ فتاكةٌ

ومقلة نجلاءُ فتاكةٌ

هاروتُ يسترشد من سحرها

هاروتُ يسترشد من سحرها

And a wide, dark eye—deadly in its charm;

And a wide, deadly eye—

Harut himself seeks guidance from her magic.

Harut seeks guidance from its magic.

وغرة مشرقة شمسها

وغرة مشرقة شمسها

وطرة قد حِرْتُ في أمرها

وطرة قد حِرْتُ في أمرها

And a radiant brow, its sun aglow,

And a brow whose sun is radiant,

and a forelock whose mystery bewildered me;

And a forelock that has left me bewildered,

وضعف خصر كاد أن لا يُرى

وضعف خصر كاد أن لا يُرى

وكم حُلىً أضربت عن ذكرها

وكم حُلىً أضربت عن ذكرها

And a waist so slender it could scarcely be seen;

And a waist so slender it was almost invisible,

And how many charms I have left unmentioned.

And how many charms I have left unmentioned!

وفي الهوى أشياء مستورةً

وفي الهوى أشياء مستورةً

ما لسوى العشاق فيها نصيبْ

ما لسوى العشاق فيها نصيبْ

In love there are things kept hidden,

And in love there are hidden things

in which none but lovers have a share.

In which none but lovers have a share.