لمحاسنِfor the beauties of الوجهِthe face المَصونِprotected
لمحاسنِ الوجهِ المَصونِ
بالعِزِّby dignity عنfrom لحظِthe gaze of العيونِthe eyes
بالعِزِّ عن لحظِ العيونِ
For the sake of the beauties of the face, shielded
For the charms of the veiled face
By dignity from the gaze of eyes,
Too proud for the eyes' glance
وبِوجنَتينِand by two cheeks شَبيهَتينِresembling
وبِوجنَتينِ شَبيهَتينِ
الوردَroses فوقabove الياسمينِjasmine
الوردَ فوق الياسمينِ
And by two cheeks resembling
With two cheeks like
Roses upon jasmine,
Roses over jasmine
إلاwill you not رثيتَyou took pity لمدنَفon one weakened by illness الthe
إلا رثيتَ لمدنَف ال
حَركاتِmovements مُكتئبِdejected السُكونِstillness
حَركاتِ مُكتئبِ السُكونِ
Will you not pity one with languid
Will you not lament the withered one
Movements, dejected in his stillness—
Of mournful movements in repose
مَنone whose مُقلتاهُhis two eyes دلتاthey both led
مَن مُقلتاهُ دلتا
هُhim للملاحةِto beauty والفتونِand enchantment
هُ للملاحةِ والفتونِ
One whose two eyes have led
Whose glances once allured
Him to beauty and enchantment?
To coquetry and passion