أضحتْ مرامي طرفُ هندَ مرامي

أضحتْ مرامي طرفُ هندَ مرامي

ترمي سهاماً ليتهنَّ سهامي

ترمي سهاماً ليتهنَّ سهامي

The darts of Hind’s gaze have become my desire.

Her glances have become my desire, her glances

She shoots arrows—would that they were mine.

Launch arrows, if only her arrows were mine

لو تنظرُ الحنفاءُ حينَ بدتْ لهم

لو تنظرُ الحنفاءُ حينَ بدتْ لهم

لظننتَهُمْ عكفوا على الأصنامِ

لظننتَهُمْ عكفوا على الأصنامِ

Were you to see the monotheists when she appeared to them,

If the infatuated saw her when she appeared

You would think they had devoted themselves to idols.

You'd think they were bowing before idols

فبقدِّها وبخدِّها وبثغرِها

فبقدِّها وبخدِّها وبثغرِها

غصنٌ وتفاحٌ وحبُّ غمامِ

غصنٌ وتفاحٌ وحبُّ غمامِ

For in her stature, her cheek, and her mouth are

With her cheeks, chin, and lips

A bough, apples, and cloud-born hailstones.

A branch, apple, and rain cloud's love

لما تبدَّتْ بين تربيها ومنْ

لما تبدَّتْ بين تربيها ومنْ

سحبِ البراقعِ لاحَ بدرُ تمامِ

سحبِ البراقعِ لاحَ بدرُ تمامِ

When she appeared between her two age-mates, and from

When she emerged between her veil's folds

The clouds of veils a full moon shone forth,

The full moon's brilliance shone through her cover

ناديْتُ يا قلبي ويا عقلي معاً

ناديْتُ يا قلبي ويا عقلي معاً

أنا قدْ وقعتُ ففارقا بسلامِ

أنا قدْ وقعتُ ففارقا بسلامِ

I called to both at once: ‘O my heart, and O my mind,

I called to my heart and mind together

I have fallen—so depart, both of you, in peace.’

I have fallen, so farewell in peace