إِنّي لأَسمَعُ مِن خُلدٍ وَحينَ أَرى

إِنّي لأَسمَعُ مِن خُلدٍ وَحينَ أَرى

حُبِّي يحدِّثُني أصغي عَلى صَمِمِ

حُبِّي يحدِّثُني أصغي عَلى صَمِمِ

I am indeed keener of hearing than a mole, and when I see

Indeed I hear from eternity, whenever I see

My beloved speaking to me, I listen as though deaf,

My love speaking to me, I listen intently

كَيما تَلَذّ بِتكرارِ الكَلامِ مَعي

كَيما تَلَذّ بِتكرارِ الكَلامِ مَعي

أُذني وَتلفِظ مِنهُ الدُرَّ في الكَلِمِ

أُذني وَتلفِظ مِنهُ الدُرَّ في الكَلِمِ

So that, through repeating the speech with me,

So my ear may savor the sweet repetition with me

My ear may delight and utter pearls from it in words.

And utter the pearls embedded in the words