يا من تَبَرَّمَ بالرقِي

يا من تَبَرَّمَ بالرقِي

بِ وبات يشكو منه هَوْلا

بِ وبات يشكو منه هَوْلا

O one who chafed at the watcher,

O you who complained of the wind's cold,

and spent the night lamenting the terror he caused,

And spent the night lamenting its howl,

ورآه بالإعراض عن

ورآه بالإعراض عن

ه حَبِيبُهُ أحْرَى وأوْلَى

ه حَبِيبُهُ أحْرَى وأوْلَى

and whom, as one to be shunned,

And saw him turn away,

his beloved deemed fitter and more deserving:

More deserving and more apt was his beloved.

أنا مِن حِبيبِي بالغٌ

أنا مِن حِبيبِي بالغٌ

أقصَى المنى فِعلاً وقَولا

أقصَى المنى فِعلاً وقَولا

From my beloved I attain

I am fully satisfied with my beloved,

the utmost of my wishes, in deed and word.

In deed and word, to the utmost extent.

إن قلتُ زُرْنِي ساعةً

إن قلتُ زُرْنِي ساعةً

أَبدَى رِضاهُ وزارَ حَولا

أَبدَى رِضاهُ وزارَ حَولا

If I say, 'Visit me for an hour,'

If I say "Visit me an hour,"

he shows his consent and visits for a year.

He shows his pleasure and lingers around.

ترفُ المحاسِنِ ليس في

ترفُ المحاسِنِ ليس في

ه لمن يروم العَيْبَ لولا

ه لمن يروم العَيْبَ لولا

Delicate in beauty, there is not in

An abundance of beauty is not found

him, for anyone seeking a flaw, a single 'but.'

In one who seeks out defects, not at all.

إنِي وإن مُلِّكتُه

إنِي وإن مُلِّكتُه

لأراه لِي في الحبّ مَوْلى

لأراه لِي في الحبّ مَوْلى

Indeed, though I have been given possession of him,

Though I make him a king,

I regard him as my master in love.

I see him as fully devoted to me in love.