ذَهَبت يَوماً إِلى الحَمّامِ مُغتَسِلاً

ذَهَبت يَوماً إِلى الحَمّامِ مُغتَسِلاً

فَشِمت بَدراً بِه عَقلي الرّجيح سُبي

فَشِمت بَدراً بِه عَقلي الرّجيح سُبي

One day I went to the bathhouse to bathe.

One day I went to the bathhouse, wanting to wash

So I beheld a full moon by whom my sound mind was taken captive.

And I smelled a full moon that captivated my heart and mind

وَجسمهُ كانَ بِالحنّاءِ يَصبِغُهُ

وَجسمهُ كانَ بِالحنّاءِ يَصبِغُهُ

فَشِمتُهُ قَد طَلى البِلَّورَ بالذّهبِ

فَشِمتُهُ قَد طَلى البِلَّورَ بالذّهبِ

And he was dyeing his body with henna.

And his body was dyed with henna

So I beheld him: he had coated the crystal with gold.

So I smelled him having gilded crystal with gold