يا بأبي من هواه أقسم لي

يا بأبي من هواه أقسم لي

ألاَّ يني القلب منه في شغلِ

ألاَّ يني القلب منه في شغلِ

O, may my father be ransom for him whose love has sworn to me

By the one whose love made me swear

That the heart would never tire of being absorbed in him.

That my heart would know no other preoccupation,

هزَّت بريح الشباب قامته

هزَّت بريح الشباب قامته

وأُدميت وجنتاه بالقبل

وأُدميت وجنتاه بالقبل

His figure was swayed by the breeze of youth,

The wind of youth shook his stature,

And his cheeks were bloodied by kisses.

And his cheeks were reddened by kisses.

فانقدَّ قدُّ القضيبِ من دَهَشٍ

فانقدَّ قدُّ القضيبِ من دَهَشٍ

واحمرَّ خدُّ الشقيقِ من خجل

واحمرَّ خدُّ الشقيقِ من خجل

So the branch's form split apart in astonishment,

So he straightened, amazed,

And the anemone's cheek reddened with shame.

And the apple of his cheek blushed in shyness.