تَقولُ يا عَمَّتا كُفّي جَوانِبَهُ

تَقولُ يا عَمَّتا كُفّي جَوانِبَهُ

وَيلي بُليتُ وَأَبلى جيدِيَ الشَعَرُ

وَيلي بُليتُ وَأَبلى جيدِيَ الشَعَرُ

She says, “My aunt, hold back its sides!

You say, "My aunt, let his sides alone,

Woe is me! I am afflicted, and the hair has worn down my neck.”

Alas for me! I have wasted and my hair has turned gray,

مِثلُ الأَساوِدِ قَد أَعيا مَواشِطَهُ

مِثلُ الأَساوِدِ قَد أَعيا مَواشِطَهُ

تَضِلُّ فيهِ مَداريها وَتَنكَسِرُ

تَضِلُّ فيهِ مَداريها وَتَنكَسِرُ

Like black snakes, it has indeed exhausted the women who comb it;

Like lions exhausted by their play;

Her combs lose their way in it and break.

Their coils in it are bewildered and broken.

فَإِن نَشَرتَ عَلى عَمدٍ ذَوائِبَها

فَإِن نَشَرتَ عَلى عَمدٍ ذَوائِبَها

أَبصَرتَ مِنهُ فَتيتَ المِسكِ يَنتَشِرُ

أَبصَرتَ مِنهُ فَتيتَ المِسكِ يَنتَشِرُ

And if you deliberately spread out her tresses,

But if you spread it deliberately,

You would see fine particles of musk scattering from it.

You will see fragrance of musk scattered through it."