شَمسُ دَجنٍ تَطَلَّعَت مِن قَضيبِ

شَمسُ دَجنٍ تَطَلَّعَت مِن قَضيبِ

أَمَرَت عَينَيها بِسَبيِ القُلوبِ

أَمَرَت عَينَيها بِسَبيِ القُلوبِ

A sun amid gloom rose from a slender bough.

The sun of adornment peered out from behind the veil

She commanded her two eyes to take hearts captive.

Her eyes commanded the captivation of hearts

لَو تَحُلُّ القِناعَ لِلشَمسِ وَالبَد

لَو تَحُلُّ القِناعَ لِلشَمسِ وَالبَد

رِ ضِياءً تَقَنَّعا بِغُروبِ

رِ ضِياءً تَقَنَّعا بِغُروبِ

Were she to lift her veil before the sun and the full

If only the veil would lift from the face of the sun and the full moon

moon, revealing her radiance, both would veil themselves by setting.

Content with the radiance of sunset

أَنا مِن لَحظِ مُقلَتَيهِ جَريحٌ

أَنا مِن لَحظِ مُقلَتَيهِ جَريحٌ

أَتَداوى بِعَبرَةٍ وَنَحيبِ

أَتَداوى بِعَبرَةٍ وَنَحيبِ

I am wounded by the glance of his two eyes.

I am wounded by the glance of her eyelashes

I seek healing with a tear and sobbing.

I heal myself with tears and lament

حُرَقُ الشَوقِ وَالهَوى يَتَصا

حُرَقُ الشَوقِ وَالهَوى يَتَصا

رَخنَ عَلَيَّ مُشَقَّقاتِ الجُيوبِ

رَخنَ عَلَيَّ مُشَقَّقاتِ الجُيوبِ

The burning pangs of longing and love cry

The scorching of passion and love persists

out together over me, their collars torn.

My torn garments cry out over me