مُحيّا شَقيق الشّمسِ رَوضُ مَحاسنٍ

مُحيّا شَقيق الشّمسِ رَوضُ مَحاسنٍ

بِهِ تُحدِقُ الأَحداقُ مِن كلِّ عاشِقِ

بِهِ تُحدِقُ الأَحداقُ مِن كلِّ عاشِقِ

The face of the sun’s twin is a garden of charms.

Greetings, O brother of the sun, garden of beauties,

The eyes of every lover encircle it.

With you, all enamored eyes are entranced,

عَلى وَردِه أَضحَت عِذاراً تظلّه

عَلى وَردِه أَضحَت عِذاراً تظلّه

تَقيهِ بِها في الدَّهرِ مِن كلِّ طارِقِ

تَقيهِ بِها في الدَّهرِ مِن كلِّ طارِقِ

Upon its rose, they have become cheek-down that shades it,

Your roses have become a maiden's coyness that shades them,

Protecting it thereby, throughout time, from every night visitor.

With it you protect them in life from every desiring one.