تَتيهُ على عُشَّاقِها كلَّما رأت

تَتيهُ على عُشَّاقِها كلَّما رأت

حَديثَ صِفاتِ الحسُنِ عن وَجهها يُروَى

حَديثَ صِفاتِ الحسُنِ عن وَجهها يُروَى

She grows haughty toward her lovers whenever she sees

She confuses her lovers whenever she sees

the account of beauty's qualities recounted on her face's authority.

A story told of the beauty of her face

فتاةٌ لها في موقفِ العزِّ حاكمٌ

فتاةٌ لها في موقفِ العزِّ حاكمٌ

بقتلِ الوَرى أعطَى لواحظَها فتوَى

بقتلِ الوَرى أعطَى لواحظَها فتوَى

A maiden who, in the station of glory, has a judge

A girl who has authority in times of glory

who has given her glances a ruling to slay humankind.

To kill creatures, her glances give permission

يُرَنِّحهُا سُكرُ الشَّبابِ فتنثَني

يُرَنِّحهُا سُكرُ الشَّبابِ فتنثَني

بِقَدٍّ إذا قامت يكادُ بأن يُلوَى

بِقَدٍّ إذا قامت يكادُ بأن يُلوَى

Youth's intoxication makes her sway, so she bends

The intoxication of youth makes her sway

with a figure that almost bends when she stands.

With a figure, when erect, nearly pliant

ولو لم يكُن في ثغرِها بنتُ كرمةٍ

ولو لم يكُن في ثغرِها بنتُ كرمةٍ

لما أصبحت أَعطافُ قامتِها نشوَى

لما أصبحت أَعطافُ قامتِها نشوَى

And had there been no daughter of a vine in her mouth,

And if there was not in her mouth a dimple

the curves of her figure would not have become intoxicated.

Her swaying shape would not have been so supple