كَم بَينَ أَجفانِك مِن صارِم

كَم بَينَ أَجفانِك مِن صارِم

يسُلُّه اللَحظُ عَلى الهائِمِ

يسُلُّه اللَحظُ عَلى الهائِمِ

How many sharp swords lie between your eyelids,

How many a fierce glance lies between your eyelids,

which your glance unsheathes against the lovesick one!

That its sharpness slides over the enthralled one.

يا ظالِماً حَكَّمتُه فاِعتَدى

يا ظالِماً حَكَّمتُه فاِعتَدى

اليكَ أَشكو مِنكَ يا ظالِمي

اليكَ أَشكو مِنكَ يا ظالِمي

O oppressor whom I made judge, who then transgressed,

O unjust one whom I appointed as judge, yet you transgressed,

to you I complain of you, O my oppressor.

To you I complain of you, O my unjust one.

ما أَبعَدَ المَظلومَ مِن حَقِّهِ

ما أَبعَدَ المَظلومَ مِن حَقِّهِ

إِن كانتِ الدَعوى عَلى الحاكِمِ

إِن كانتِ الدَعوى عَلى الحاكِمِ

How far the wronged man is from his due,

How far the oppressed one is from his right,

if the lawsuit is against the judge!

If the claim is upon the judge.

لَم أَدرِ مِن أَينَ دَهاني الهَوى

لَم أَدرِ مِن أَينَ دَهاني الهَوى

وَجار بي عَن خَطِّهِ السالمِ

وَجار بي عَن خَطِّهِ السالمِ

I did not know whence love assailed me

I know not from where passion has painted me,

and carried me astray from its safe path:

And my neighbor has deviated from his line of peace.

مِن طَرفِكَ الأَكحَلِ أَم ثغ

مِن طَرفِكَ الأَكحَلِ أَم ثغ

ركَ الباسِم أَمِ مِن شعرك الفاحمِ

ركَ الباسِم أَمِ مِن شعرك الفاحمِ

from your kohl-dark eye, or your

Was it from your kohl-lined eye, or your cheek's

smiling mouth, or from your coal-black hair?

Radiant dimple, or from your fragrant hair?

حكمتَ في العشاقِ فاِحكم كَما

حكمتَ في العشاقِ فاِحكم كَما

مُحَمَّدٌ حُكَّم في العالِم

مُحَمَّدٌ حُكَّم في العالِم

You have ruled over lovers; so judge as

You have judged the lovers, so judge as

Muhammad was appointed judge over the world.

Muhammad judged the world.