ثيابُrobes الدُّمَىdoll-like women البيضfair-skinned الحسانbeautiful كثيرةٌmany
ثيابُ الدُّمَى البيض الحسان كثيرةٌ
ولكنّنيbut I منهنّthan them أَبهىmore splendid وأَجملand more beautiful
ولكنّني منهنّ أَبهى وأَجمل
Many are the robes of fair, lovely, doll-like women,
Yet I am more splendid and more beautiful than they.
أُجَرُّI am drawn عَلَىacross بِيضِfair الجِباهforeheads وأَنْثَنِيand I fold
أُجَرُّ عَلَى بِيضِ الجِباه وأَنْثَنِي
علىover الطُّرَرِthe forelocks المستحسَناتِadmired وأُسْبَلُand I am let hang down
على الطُّرَرِ المستحسَناتِ وأُسْبَلُ
I am drawn across fair foreheads, and I fold
Over lovely forelocks, and am let hang down.
وأَلْثَمُand I kiss مُحْمَرَّthe flushed parts of الخدودِthe cheeks بإذنِهاwith her permission
وأَلْثَمُ مُحْمَرَّ الخدودِ بإذنِها
وأُلْوَىand I am wound علىabout اللَّبّاتthe upper bosoms طَوْراًat times وأحُملand I am carried
وأُلْوَى على اللَّبّات طَوْراً وأحُمل
And I kiss flushed cheeks with her permission.
And at times I am wound about bosoms, and carried.
ولَمْand not تَجْفُنِshun me مُذْsince كُنْتُI came to be يوماًever مَلِيحةٌa beautiful woman
ولَمْ تَجْفُنِ مُذْ كُنْتُ يوماً مَلِيحةٌ
ولمand not تُرَعَنِّيbe seen without me ذاتُa woman possessing حُسْنٍbeauty تَنَقَّلُgoing about
ولم تُرَعَنِّي ذاتُ حُسْنٍ تَنَقَّلُ
And no beauty has ever shunned me since I came to be,
Nor has any beautiful woman been seen going about without me.