وافى الحَبيبُ الزائِرُ

وافى الحَبيبُ الزائِرُ

طَلَعَ الهِلالُ الباهِرُ

طَلَعَ الهِلالُ الباهِرُ

The visiting beloved has arrived;

The beloved visitor has come

the dazzling crescent moon has risen.

The brilliant crescent moon has risen

وَغَزِيرُ دَمعي مُهتَدٍ

وَغَزِيرُ دَمعي مُهتَدٍ

فيهِ وَقَلبي حائِرُ

فيهِ وَقَلبي حائِرُ

And my copious tears find their way

And my overflowing tears of longing

in him, while my heart is bewildered.

Wander, and my heart is perplexed

لي عَبرَةٌ في الخَدِّ سا

لي عَبرَةٌ في الخَدِّ سا

ئِرَةٌ وَبَيتٌ سائِرُ

ئِرَةٌ وَبَيتٌ سائِرُ

I have a tear upon my cheek,

I have flowing sorrows on my cheek

flowing, and a verse that travels.

And a house that is ever on the move

فَلَوِ اِكتَحَلتَ بِوَجهِهِ

فَلَوِ اِكتَحَلتَ بِوَجهِهِ

وَالطَرفُ مِنهُ سائِرُ

وَالطَرفُ مِنهُ سائِرُ

So if you used his face as kohl,

If you would line your eyes with his face

while his gaze wandered,

While my glance moves over it

وَبِوَجنَتَيهِ بَدائِعٌ

وَبِوَجنَتَيهِ بَدائِعٌ

لِلجُلِّنارِ ضَرائِرُ

لِلجُلِّنارِ ضَرائِرُ

and on his cheeks were marvels—

And on his cheeks are wonders

co-wives vying with the pomegranate blossom—

For the gatherer of radiant beams

لَرَأَيتَ حَتفَ مَوارِدٍ

لَرَأَيتَ حَتفَ مَوارِدٍ

لَيسَت لَهُنَّ مَصادِرُ

لَيسَت لَهُنَّ مَصادِرُ

you would see death at watering places

You would see a source of outpouring

from which there is no return.

That has no origin