تَمَلَّك لُبّي وَالفُؤادَ مُهفهفٌ

تَمَلَّك لُبّي وَالفُؤادَ مُهفهفٌ

رَشيقُ قَوامٍ بَعدَ ما كانَ غاصِبا

رَشيقُ قَوامٍ بَعدَ ما كانَ غاصِبا

A slender-waisted one took possession of my mind and heart,

My heart and mind are possessed

Graceful in stature, after having been a usurper.

By a slender, graceful figure after being reserved

وَقَد حَجَبته مِن لَواحيَّ أَعينٌ

وَقَد حَجَبته مِن لَواحيَّ أَعينٌ

وَلَم أَدرِ أَنَّ العَينَ تُقْلب حاجِبا

وَلَم أَدرِ أَنَّ العَينَ تُقْلب حاجِبا

And eyes have concealed him from my reproachers;

Eyes have veiled him from my glances

And I did not know that the eye could become a doorkeeper.

I did not know the eye turns down its lid