وذي هَيَفٍ يُدعى بموسى بطرفِهِ

وذي هَيَفٍ يُدعى بموسى بطرفِهِ

بَقيَّةُ سحرٍ تأخذُ العينَ والسمعا

بَقيَّةُ سحرٍ تأخذُ العينَ والسمعا

And a slender-waisted one called Mūsā—in his gaze

And with a cloak called Moses in its fringe,

And a slender one named Musa; in his glance,

Lingers a remnant of magic that captivates eye and ear.

A remnant of magic that captivates the eye and the hearing,

Is a remnant of magic that seizes the eye and ear.

وحَيَّاتُه أصاغُهُ وعِذَارُهُ

وحَيَّاتُه أصاغُهُ وعِذَارُهُ

يُخَيَّلُ لى فى وَجهِهِ أنّها تسعى

يُخَيَّلُ لى فى وَجهِهِ أنّها تسعى

And his serpents are his temple-locks and his cheek-down;

And its snakes he created, and its threats,

His side-locks and cheek-down are his serpents;

Upon his face, they seem to me to slither.

It seems to me in its face that they hasten.

It seems to me, upon his face, that they are slithering.