وَأغيد مَعسول الرضاب رَجَوتهُ

وَأغيد مَعسول الرضاب رَجَوتهُ

لأَلثمَ مِنهُ مَبسَماً أَو فَماً فَمن

لأَلثمَ مِنهُ مَبسَماً أَو فَماً فَمن

And I implored a graceful youth, his saliva honey-sweet,

I yearn for the honeyed nectar of his lips,

To kiss his smiling lips or mouth; and he granted my wish.

Hoping to kiss a smile or mouth from him.

حجازيّ أَلفاظٍ إِذا رُمت وَصلهُ

حجازيّ أَلفاظٍ إِذا رُمت وَصلهُ

يَقول سَتَلقى إِن أَتيت مِنىً منَن

يَقول سَتَلقى إِن أَتيت مِنىً منَن

Hijazi in speech, whenever I seek union with him,

Words of the Hejaz, when aimed and connected,

He says, “You will receive favors if you come to Mina.”

Say you’ll find favor if you show favor.

بَديع جَمال لَو ضَلَلت عَن الهَوى

بَديع جَمال لَو ضَلَلت عَن الهَوى

أَراني مَتى عاينتُ مِنهُ سَناً سَنَن

أَراني مَتى عاينتُ مِنهُ سَناً سَنَن

Wondrous in beauty—were I to stray from love,

Beauty so fair, if I strayed from passion,

He would show me a path whenever I beheld his radiance.

Would I see in him an age or idols?

يُرَنِّحُ مِن أَعطاف بانة قَدِّهِ

يُرَنِّحُ مِن أَعطاف بانة قَدِّهِ

مَتى ما عَراني في هَواه فَنىً فَنَن

مَتى ما عَراني في هَواه فَنىً فَنَن

From the curves of his ben-tree stature there sways—

Swaying from the sides of his graceful neck

Whenever wasting overtakes me in love for him—a bough.

Whenever he denied me, lost in passion.

فَوا حَرَبي مِن سَيف لَحظيه في الهَوى

فَوا حَرَبي مِن سَيف لَحظيه في الهَوى

لَكَ اللَه ما أَعطى ذَواتِ هُدىً هُدَن

لَكَ اللَه ما أَعطى ذَواتِ هُدىً هُدَن

Alas for my ruin from the sword of his twin glances in love!

Alas for the battles of his glances in love!

God help you! He has granted rightly guided women no truce.

By Allah, he gave not guidance to the guided.

فَلا تَعجَبوا من فتنتي بِجَمالهِ

فَلا تَعجَبوا من فتنتي بِجَمالهِ

فَكَم مِن فَتاةٍ في الهَوى وَفَتىً فَتَن

فَكَم مِن فَتاةٍ في الهَوى وَفَتىً فَتَن

So do not marvel at my infatuation with his beauty,

So wonder not at my enchantment with his beauty,

For how many a maiden and youth has he bewitched in love!

For how many a maid and youth passion ensnares!