ضممتُها عندَ اللقا ضمةً

ضممتُها عندَ اللقا ضمةً

منعِشةً للكلفِ الهالكِ

منعِشةً للكلفِ الهالكِ

I clasped her at our meeting in an embrace

I embraced her when we met, an embrace

That revived the dying, lovesick man.

That revived the withering exhaustion

قالتْ تمسَّكْتَ وإلا فما

قالتْ تمسَّكْتَ وإلا فما

هذا الشذا قلتُ بأذيالكِ

هذا الشذا قلتُ بأذيالكِ

She said, "You've scented yourself with musk—else what

She said, “You cling!” I said, “It’s the train

Is this fragrance?" I said, "I've clung to your hems."

Of your dress that clings.”