أَهوى رشأً صِرت بِهِ مَغبوطا

أَهوى رشأً صِرت بِهِ مَغبوطا

قُيِّدتُ بِحَبل صُدغه مَربوطا

قُيِّدتُ بِحَبل صُدغه مَربوطا

I love a young gazelle; through him I have become envied.

I love a sprig, by which I became envied,

I was bound by the cord of his temple-lock, tied fast.

Bound by a rope to his cheek well-tied,

لا مُختَصَرُ الخصر قَليلُ المَعنى

لا مُختَصَرُ الخصر قَليلُ المَعنى

لا النَفسُ تَمَلُّ رِدفَه المَبسوطا

لا النَفسُ تَمَلُّ رِدفَه المَبسوطا

The slender-waisted one is not scant in meaning;

His waist is not petite with little meaning,

Nor does the soul tire of his ample rump.

Nor does my soul tire of his broad back.