قَامَ مُوسَى العُيُونِ بِالآيَاتِ

قَامَ مُوسَى العُيُونِ بِالآيَاتِ

إذْ رَأى السِّحْرَ جَالَ بِاللَّحَظَاتِ

إذْ رَأى السِّحْرَ جَالَ بِاللَّحَظَاتِ

The Moses of the eyes arose with signs,

Moses stood with signs clear

When he saw magic coursing through the glances.

When he saw magic unfurl and whirl

وَادَّعَى الخَدُّ رِقَّةً بِدَعَاوٍ

وَادَّعَى الخَدُّ رِقَّةً بِدَعَاوٍ

جَاءَ فِيهَا العِذَارُ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ

جَاءَ فِيهَا العِذَارُ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ

And the cheek claimed delicacy in pleas,

And the cheek claimed softness with unfounded claims

For which the cheek-down brought clear proofs.

In which chastity came with clear proofs

وَتَلاَ الصُّدْغُ آيَةً فَغَدَونَا

وَتَلاَ الصُّدْغُ آيَةً فَغَدَونَا

رُكَّعًا سُجَّداً إلَى الْوَجَنَاتِ

رُكَّعًا سُجَّداً إلَى الْوَجَنَاتِ

And the temple-lock recited a verse, so we became

And the temple recited a verse so we bowed

Bowing and prostrate toward the cheeks.

Prostrating to the cheeks

وَتَقَوَّتْ دَلاَئِلُ الخَالِ لَمَّا

وَتَقَوَّتْ دَلاَئِلُ الخَالِ لَمَّا

أفْحَمَ الوَجْنَتَيْنِ بِالحَسَنَاتِ

أفْحَمَ الوَجْنَتَيْنِ بِالحَسَنَاتِ

And the beauty spot's proofs grew stronger when

And the evidence of the moles grew stronger when

It silenced both cheeks with its good deeds.

It silenced the two cheeks with virtues

وَبِرُوحِي نَبِيَّ حُسْنٍ أتَتْنَا

وَبِرُوحِي نَبِيَّ حُسْنٍ أتَتْنَا

مُقْلَتَاهُ بِأعْظَمِ الْمُعْجِزَاتِ

مُقْلَتَاهُ بِأعْظَمِ الْمُعْجِزَاتِ

And may my soul ransom a prophet of beauty: to us came

And by the soul of the prophet of perfect beauty we came

His two eyes with the greatest miracles.

His glances with the greatest miracles

أرْسَلَ اللَّحْظَ لِلْقُلُوبِ فَدَانَتْ

أرْسَلَ اللَّحْظَ لِلْقُلُوبِ فَدَانَتْ

إذْ دَعَاوَى الجُفُونِ فِي فَتَرَاتِ

إذْ دَعَاوَى الجُفُونِ فِي فَتَرَاتِ

He sent his glance to the hearts, and they submitted,

He sent the glance to the hearts so they yielded

For the eyelids' claims lie in moments of languor.

When the claims of the eyelids were in repose

غُصْن بَانٍ وَزَهْر روضِ جَمَالٍ

غُصْن بَانٍ وَزَهْر روضِ جَمَالٍ

بدر أفْقٍ وَرِيم إنْسِ فَلاَةِ

بدر أفْقٍ وَرِيم إنْسِ فَلاَةِ

A bān-tree branch, and a blossom of beauty's garden;

A branch of splendor and a flower of the garden of beauty

A full moon of the horizon, and a human gazelle of the wilderness;

A full moon of horizons and a gazelle of the wilderness

مُخْطَف الخَصْرِ مُثْقَل الردفِ ألْمَى

مُخْطَف الخَصْرِ مُثْقَل الردفِ ألْمَى

حَنِث اللَّحْظِ شَاطِر الحَرَكَاتِ

حَنِث اللَّحْظِ شَاطِر الحَرَكَاتِ

Slender-waisted, heavy-hipped, dark-lipped,

Snatcher of waists, burdened with buttocks, he shot

Oath-breaking in his gaze, roguish in his movements.

The sly glance, dextrous in movements

صَدَّقَ القَصْدُ وَعْدَه فَتَلَظَّى

صَدَّقَ القَصْدُ وَعْدَه فَتَلَظَّى

فَسَقَتْه العُيُون بِالعَبَرَاتِ

فَسَقَتْه العُيُون بِالعَبَرَاتِ

Resolve fulfilled its promise, then blazed;

The intention fulfilled its promise so it shone

So the eyes watered it with tears.

As the eyes quenched it with tears