لِيَ لا كانَ مِن هَواكَ خَلاصُ

لِيَ لا كانَ مِن هَواكَ خَلاصُ

وَبِجِسمي وَلا بِكَ الإِنتِقاصُ

وَبِجِسمي وَلا بِكَ الإِنتِقاصُ

May I never find release from loving you.

For me there was no escape from your love,

And may wasting afflict my body, not you.

Nor for my body was there any deficiency from you.

دونَكَ السوءَ بي وَهَذا فُؤادي

دونَكَ السوءَ بي وَهَذا فُؤادي

فَأَذِبهُ كَما يُذابُ الرَصاصُ

فَأَذِبهُ كَما يُذابُ الرَصاصُ

Let harm fall on me, not you; here is my heart:

Apart from you, evil is in me and this is my heart,

So melt it as lead is melted.

So melt it just as lead is melted.

لِمَ أَعرَضتَ إِذ تَقَنَّصتُ لَحظاً

لِمَ أَعرَضتَ إِذ تَقَنَّصتُ لَحظاً

مِنكَ سِرّاً وَأَنتَ لي قَنّاصُ

مِنكَ سِرّاً وَأَنتَ لي قَنّاصُ

Why did you turn away when I snared a glance

Why did you turn away when for a moment

From you in secret, though you are my hunter?

I took a glance at you secretly while you were my hunter?

هاكَ فَاِقتَصَّ مِن هَواكَ فإِنَّ

هاكَ فَاِقتَصَّ مِن هَواكَ فإِنَّ

السِنَّ بِالسِنِ وَالجُروحُ قِصاصُ

السِنَّ بِالسِنِ وَالجُروحُ قِصاصُ

Here—exact retribution from your love, for

A tooth for a tooth, and wounds require retribution.

A tooth for a tooth, and wounds are requited in kind.