1. ياخَضَباَنْ وردك

    جماله ثاني

    O henna-dyed one, your roses

    Have a beauty all their own.

  2. وطعم ريقك

    يسلب الغواني

    And the taste of your lips

    Captivates the beauties.

  3. وفي عيونك ترقص الأماني

    ***

    And in your eyes, hopes dance.

    ***

  4. جزع محنَّي لابس المخَيَّر

    مكحل العينين هلي مشقر

    A henna-adorned jewel, dressed in the finest clothes,

    Eyes lined with kohl, adorned with yellow dye,

  5. حوري الحواجب

    منتشي معطر

    With the eyebrows of a houri,

    Exultant and perfumed,

  6. وردي المباسم بالعيون يسحر

    ***

    Rose-lipped, enchanting with his eyes.

    ***

  7. مليح حالي قامته

    تجنن

    Lovely and sweet, his figure

    Drives me wild.

  8. ونظرته بين الضلوع تحجن

    شوقي يغني له

    And his glance hooks into my ribs.

    My longing sings to him,

  9. وهو يلحن

    فتن فؤادي بالهوى

    And he composes the tune.

    He has captivated my heart with love

  10. مُحَيِّن

    حسنه خطف قلبي

    And left it yearning.

    His beauty stole my heart

  11. وشل حسي

    أخاف غيري يخدعه وينسي

    And took away my senses.

    I fear another might deceive him and make him forget,

  12. يقوم ينكر عهدنا

    ويقسي

    So that he denies our promise

    And grows hard-hearted,

  13. من بعد ما اصبح

    شمعتي

    After becoming

    My candle

  14. وشمسي

    ***

    And my sun.

    ***

  15. ششهد علو السائلة والانهار

    والظل تحت الكاذية والاشجار

    Let the heights above the watercourse and the rivers bear witness,

    And the shade beneath the screw pines and trees,

  16. ورنجس الوادي وعرف الامطار

    إنه عهد لي

    And the valley's narcissus and the scent of rain:

    He made a promise to me

  17. تحت علبة الدار

    ***

    Beneath the tree by the house.

    ***

  18. ياخضبان قل له دلي بقلبي

    بداخله فلي وزهر حبي

    O henna-dyed one, tell him my darling is in my heart.

    Within it are my jasmine and the flower of my love,

  19. وعطر أيامي وحرق غلبي

    شرجم بنفسي البحر لو غدربي.

    The fragrance of my days and the burning of my anguish.

    I would throw myself into the sea if he betrayed me.