بأبي مجدَّرَةٌ محببةٌ إلى

بأبي مجدَّرَةٌ محببةٌ إلى

كلِّ الورى فأنا أقولُ لتسمعا

كلِّ الورى فأنا أقولُ لتسمعا

May my father be her ransom—a pockmarked woman, dear to

By my father Megadarra, beloved

all humankind; so I say, that you may hear:

To all creation, I say this for you to hear-

وكأنَّ وجهَكَ فوقَهُ جدريةٌ

وكأنَّ وجهَكَ فوقَهُ جدريةٌ

ذهبٌ بسمطي لؤلؤٍ قَدْ رصِّعا

ذهبٌ بسمطي لؤلؤٍ قَدْ رصِّعا

And your face, with pockmarks upon it, seems like

As if your face were a stream

gold inlaid with two strings of pearls.

Of gold, strewn with pearls from Basmati