يا ظبية الوعساء ذكرت مهجتي

يا ظبية الوعساء ذكرت مهجتي

محاسنَ من ليلى عليك تروق

محاسنَ من ليلى عليك تروق

O gazelle of the soft sands, you have reminded my heart

O doe-eyed beauty, you remind me

Of Layla's charms, which look lovely on you.

Of the charms of my Laila though they far outshine your own

فعيناك عيناها وجيدك جيدها

فعيناك عيناها وجيدك جيدها

ولكن عظمَ الساق منك دقيق

ولكن عظمَ الساق منك دقيق

For your eyes are her eyes, and your neck is her neck,

Your eyes are her eyes, your cheeks her cheeks

But your shinbone is slender.

But your legs lack her graceful slenderness