سَلِّمoffer greetings عَلىupon ذِكرِmention of الغَزالِthe gazelle
سَلِّم عَلى ذِكرِ الغَزالِ
الأَغيَدِthe graceful one المَسبِيِّthe captive one الدَلالِcoy charm
الأَغيَدِ المَسبِيِّ الدَلالِ
Offer greetings at the mention of the gazelle,
The graceful captive, with coy charm.
سَلِّمoffer greetings عَلَيهِto him وَقُلand say لَهُto him
سَلِّم عَلَيهِ وَقُل لَهُ
ياO غُلُّfetter of أَلبابِthe minds of الرِجالِmen
يا غُلُّ أَلبابِ الرِجالِ
Greet him and say to him:
O fetter of men's minds!
خَلَّيتَyou left جِسميmy body ضاحِياًexposed to the sun
خَلَّيتَ جِسمي ضاحِياً
وَسَكَنتَand you dwelt فيin ظِلِّshade of الحِجالِthe bridal canopies
وَسَكَنتَ في ظِلِّ الحِجالِ
You left my body exposed to the sun,
And dwelt in the shade of bridal canopies.
وَبَلَغتَand you reached مِنّيwith me غايَةًan extreme
وَبَلَغتَ مِنّي غايَةً
لَمdid not أَدرِI know فيهاin it ماwhat اِختِياليmy imagining
لَم أَدرِ فيها ما اِختِيالي
And you brought me to such an extreme
That I knew not what to imagine.