بغضتك راقصة أنه

بغضتك راقصة أنه

يطوِّق خصرك غيري فأدري

يطوِّق خصرك غيري فأدري

I hated you dancing, for it is

I hated you, o dancer, when

another who encircles your waist, and I know.

Another embraced your waist instead of me, and I knew

وتسرين بين يديه على

وتسرين بين يديه على

رخيم الغناءِ لعوباً ويسري

رخيم الغناءِ لعوباً ويسري

And you glide between his hands to

You glided between his hands

mellow singing, playfully, and he glides.

On the soft melody of songs, playing, gliding,

وتنتهبان معاً في النعيم

وتنتهبان معاً في النعيم

لذيذَ المنى تجريان وتجري

لذيذَ المنى تجريان وتجري

And together in bliss you both plunder

And together you stole in bliss

the sweetness of wishes; you both race, and they race.

The sweet wishes, flowing, flowing,

وتنفلتان لها مَرِحَينِ

وتنفلتان لها مَرِحَينِ

وتجتمعان بكفٍّ وصدر

وتجتمعان بكفٍّ وصدر

And you both break free toward them, merry,

And you both escaped, delighted,

and come together with palm and chest.

Meeting hand to hand and chest to chest.

فتستسلمين إليه بنفسٍ

فتستسلمين إليه بنفسٍ

طروبٍ ولهوٍ وخفة فكر

طروبٍ ولهوٍ وخفة فكر

Then you surrender to him with a soul

You surrendered to him with a soul

rapturous, with playfulness and lightness of thought.

Of delight, amusement and lightheadedness,

وتُعكسُ منكِ عليه عواطفُ

وتُعكسُ منكِ عليه عواطفُ

قلبكِ وهي مطالع فجري

قلبكِ وهي مطالع فجري

And from you onto him are reflected the feelings

And from you emotions of your heart

of your heart, and they are the first gleams of my dawn.

Were reflected on him, like the dawn,

ونمَّ عليكَ احمرارُ الخدود

ونمَّ عليكَ احمرارُ الخدود

وما تحتويه ابتسامةُ ثغر

وما تحتويه ابتسامةُ ثغر

And the blush of your cheeks betrayed you,

And the redness of shyness slept on you

and so did what a smile upon your lips contains.

With what your smile contains, lip,

فمُتِّعَ غيري منكِ بقدٍ

فمُتِّعَ غيري منكِ بقدٍ

وزندٍ ونهد ووجهٍ وشعر

وزندٍ ونهد ووجهٍ وشعر

So another was granted delight in your figure,

So another enjoyed you, your statue, rhythm,

and forearm, breast, face, and hair.

Breast, face and hair,

وقد ضمَّ بين ذراعيه مَن

وقد ضمَّ بين ذراعيه مَن

أُفدّي بقلبي وروحي وعمري

أُفدّي بقلبي وروحي وعمري

And he has clasped within his arms the one

And he who I would sacrifice my heart, soul and life for

I would ransom with my heart, my soul, and my life.

Embraced whom I loved.

اراني إذا ما تأملت ذلك

اراني إذا ما تأملت ذلك

ضلل رشدي وأشكل أمري

ضلل رشدي وأشكل أمري

Whenever I contemplate that, I find myself

Seeing that, I lost my sanity and my matter became confused,

with my judgment led astray and my situation bewildering.

The resurrection of my soul was upon me,

وقامت قيامةُ روحي عليَّ

وقامت قيامةُ روحي عليَّ

وأطبق رأسي وأفرغ صبري

وأطبق رأسي وأفرغ صبري

And my soul's Judgment Day rises against me,

I lowered my head and emptied my patience,

and my head is shut tight and my patience drained.

And as long as my misery and humiliation please you,

وما دام يرضيك بؤسي وذلي

وما دام يرضيك بؤسي وذلي

فخليك راقصةً واستمري

فخليك راقصةً واستمري

And as long as my misery and humiliation please you,

Then stay a dancer and continue,

so remain a dancer, and carry on.

And do not think of me after that,

ولا تفكري بي من بعد ذاك

ولا تفكري بي من بعد ذاك

وطيبي بغيري وارضي بهجري

وطيبي بغيري وارضي بهجري

And do not think of me after that,

And be happy with another and accept my estrangement,

and be happy with another, and be content to forsake me.

And if I die estranged from you, then after

وإن متُّ في الهجر منك فبعدَ

وإن متُّ في الهجر منك فبعدَ

مماتي قومي ارقصي فوق قبري

مماتي قومي ارقصي فوق قبري

And if I die in estrangement from you, then after

My death, get up, dance on my grave.

my death, rise and dance upon my grave.