أَلبَسَني حُلَّةَ الضّنى قَمَرٌ

أَلبَسَني حُلَّةَ الضّنى قَمَرٌ

أَلبَسَهُ الحُسنُ حُلّة الخَفَرِ

أَلبَسَهُ الحُسنُ حُلّة الخَفَرِ

A moon clothed me in the robe of wasting sickness;

A moon clothed me in the garb of longing,

beauty clothed him in the robe of modesty.

While beauty clothed him in the garb of aloofness.

أَرسَلَ مِن صُدغِهِ لِعارِضِهِ

أَرسَلَ مِن صُدغِهِ لِعارِضِهِ

ذُؤابَةً تَحت لِمّةِ الشّعَرِ

ذُؤابَةً تَحت لِمّةِ الشّعَرِ

He let fall from his temple to his cheek

From his cheek to his brow he sent

a lock beneath his tresses.

A glance beneath the forelock's veil.

يَفتَرُّ عَن فِضّةٍ وَعَن بَرَدٍ

يَفتَرُّ عَن فِضّةٍ وَعَن بَرَدٍ

وَعَن أَقاحٍ نَدٍ وعن دُرَرِ

وَعَن أَقاحٍ نَدٍ وعن دُرَرِ

He smiles, revealing silver and hailstones,

It wanders over silver, over hail,

and dewy daisies and pearls.

Over buds, over dew, over pearls.