قالوا بليت بأعرجٍ فأجبتهم

قالوا بليت بأعرجٍ فأجبتهم

العيب يحدث في غصون البان

العيب يحدث في غصون البان

They said, 'You have been afflicted with a lame man'; I answered them:

They said you are lame, so I replied

Flaws occur in the branches of the bān tree.

Defects happen on the branches of the palm tree

ماذا علي إذا استجدت شمائلاً

ماذا علي إذا استجدت شمائلاً

وروادفاً تغني عن الكثبان

وروادفاً تغني عن الكثبان

What blame is mine if I admire fine qualities

What can I do if I acquired features

And buttocks that serve in place of sand dunes?

And buttocks that make me forget the sand dunes

إني أحب جلوسه وأريده

إني أحب جلوسه وأريده

للنوم لا للجري في الميدان

للنوم لا للجري في الميدان

I love him seated, and I want him

I love his sitting and I want him

For sleep, not for running in the arena.

For sleeping not for running in the field

في كل عضوٍ منه حسنٌ كاملٌ

في كل عضوٍ منه حسنٌ كاملٌ

ما ضرني أن زلت القدمان

ما ضرني أن زلت القدمان

In every part of him there is perfect beauty.

In every part of him there is perfect beauty

What harm has it done me that his feet have slipped?

It does not harm me if his feet slipped