مُسْقِمٌ عن سُقْمِ جَفْنِ

مُسْقِمٌ عن سُقْمِ جَفْنِ

ضاحكٌ عن حَبِّ مُزْنِ

ضاحكٌ عن حَبِّ مُزْنِ

Making one ill with his eyelid’s languor,

Sick with love-sick eyes,

Smiling to reveal hailstones,

Laughing with ardor so wise,

مُطلِعٌ من جَيبه شَمْ

مُطلِعٌ من جَيبه شَمْ

ساً بدت في يوم دَجْن

ساً بدت في يوم دَجْن

Bringing forth from his neckline a sun

From his pocket he drew

That appeared on an overcast day;

A candle that day outgrew.

لائثٌ مِئْزَرَهُ فَوْ

لائثٌ مِئْزَرَهُ فَوْ

قَ كثيبٍ تحتَ غُصن

قَ كثيبٍ تحتَ غُصن

Winding his waistcloth over

His gown billowing free

A sand dune beneath a bough;

O'er a dune by the sea,

رشأٌ قد جاوزَ الحُس

رشأٌ قد جاوزَ الحُس

نُ به حدَّ التَّمنِّي

نُ به حدَّ التَّمنِّي

A gazelle fawn whose beauty has surpassed

A thirst he can't cut

The bounds of desire;

With wishing or gut.

آدميٌّ غير أن الْ

آدميٌّ غير أن الْ

خَلقَ في صورةِ جِنِّي

خَلقَ في صورةِ جِنِّي

Human, except that his

A man, yet the mold

Form is that of a jinni;

Of a genie of old,

مُؤْنِسي في كل حالٍ

مُؤْنِسي في كل حالٍ

مُسعِدي في كل فَنّ

مُسعِدي في كل فَنّ

My companion in every circumstance,

In all times conferred

My helper in every pursuit;

Bliss I never could word.

مُلِّكتْ كَفَّايَ منه

مُلِّكتْ كَفَّايَ منه

مثلَ ما مُلِّكَ مِنِّي

مثلَ ما مُلِّكَ مِنِّي

My two hands were granted possession of him,

His hands hold command

Just as he was granted possession of me;

Like mine o'er my hand,

لستُ عنه صابراً يو

لستُ عنه صابراً يو

ماً ولا يصبِر عني

ماً ولا يصبِر عني

I cannot endure a day without him,

No patience we share

Nor can he endure being without me.

Day and night in our care.