مَرَّ بي سِربُ ظِباءِ

مَرَّ بي سِربُ ظِباءِ

رائِحاتٍ مِن قُباءِ

رائِحاتٍ مِن قُباءِ

A herd of gazelles passed me by,

A flock of gazelles passed by me

departing from Quba,

With scents wafting from Kuba

زُمَراً نَحوَ المُصَلّى

زُمَراً نَحوَ المُصَلّى

مُسرِعاتٍ في خَلاءِ

مُسرِعاتٍ في خَلاءِ

in groups toward the prayer ground,

Groups heading to the place of worship

hurrying through open country.

Rushing through the wilderness

فَتَعَرَّضتُ وَأَلقَي

فَتَعَرَّضتُ وَأَلقَي

تُ جَلابيبَ الحَياءِ

تُ جَلابيبَ الحَياءِ

So I stepped into their path and cast off

So I got in their way and threw off

the cloaks of modesty.

The robes of modesty

وَقَديماً كانَ عَهدي

وَقَديماً كانَ عَهدي

وَفَتوني بِالنِساءِ

وَفَتوني بِالنِساءِ

And long had I been acquainted

Though long ago I had taken a vow

and infatuated with women.

And women had seduced me