سأشْكُرُ لِلْحَمَّامِ بَدْءاً وَعَوْدَةً

سأشْكُرُ لِلْحَمَّامِ بَدْءاً وَعَوْدَةً

أَيادي بِيضاً ما لهُنَّ ثَمينُ

أَيادي بِيضاً ما لهُنَّ ثَمينُ

I shall thank the bathhouse, first and again,

I will thank the dove, at the start and return,

for white favors beyond all price.

White hands - how invaluable they are!

جَلاكَ عَلى عَيْنَيَّ عُرْيانَ حاسراً

جَلاكَ عَلى عَيْنَيَّ عُرْيانَ حاسراً

فَرُحْتُ بِتَطْليقٍ وَأَنْت تَمينُ

فَرُحْتُ بِتَطْليقٍ وَأَنْت تَمينُ

It revealed you to my eyes, naked and bareheaded;

You revealed yourself to my eyes, downcast,

so I left, divorcing you, while you told lies.

I rejoiced at being set free, while you coveted.

وَطَهَّرَ قَلْبي مِنْ هَواكَ بِباردٍ

وَطَهَّرَ قَلْبي مِنْ هَواكَ بِباردٍ

وسُخْنٍ فَقَرَّ الْجَفْنُ وَهْو سَخينُ

وسُخْنٍ فَقَرَّ الْجَفْنُ وَهْو سَخينُ

And it cleansed my heart of love for you with cold water

And my heart was cleansed of passion for you by the cold,

and hot; so my eyelid grew cool, though it was hot.

And heat, so eyelids contracted, yet were hot.