عيونُ العائِداتِ تَراكِ دوني

عيونُ العائِداتِ تَراكِ دوني

فَيا حَسَدي لِعَينَي مَن يَراكِ

فَيا حَسَدي لِعَينَي مَن يَراكِ

The eyes of the women visiting you see you, but I do not.

The eyes of the returning women see you without me

And oh, how I envy the eyes of whoever sees you!

So my envy for the eyes that see you

أُريدُكِ بِالكَلامِ فَأَتَّقيهِم

أُريدُكِ بِالكَلامِ فَأَتَّقيهِم

فَأَعمِدُ بِالكَلامِ إِلى سِواكِ

فَأَعمِدُ بِالكَلامِ إِلى سِواكِ

I mean you with my words, but I am wary of them;

I want you with words so I avoid them

so I direct my words to someone other than you.

So I turn to words to you alone

وَأَكثِرُ فيهِمُ ضَحِكي لِيَخفى

وَأَكثِرُ فيهِمُ ضَحِكي لِيَخفى

فَسِنّي ضاحِكٌ وَالقَلبُ باكِ

فَسِنّي ضاحِكٌ وَالقَلبُ باكِ

And I laugh all the more among them, so it stays hidden;

And I laugh abundantly among them to hide

so my teeth laugh while my heart weeps.

My teeth are laughing while my heart is crying

أَما وَاللَهِ لَو تَجِدينَ وَجدي

أَما وَاللَهِ لَو تَجِدينَ وَجدي

لَقَلقَلَ ما وَجَدتِ إِذاً حَشاكِ

لَقَلقَلَ ما وَجَدتِ إِذاً حَشاكِ

Indeed, by God, if you felt my longing,

By God if you find my passion

what you felt would then shake your very heart.

It would shake what you found then your calm

وَقاكِ اللَهُ كُلَّ أَذىً بِنَفسي

وَقاكِ اللَهُ كُلَّ أَذىً بِنَفسي

وَعَجَّلَ يا ظَلومُ لَنا شِفاكِ

وَعَجَّلَ يا ظَلومُ لَنا شِفاكِ

May God shield you from every harm, with my life as ransom,

May God protect you from all harm for my soul

and hasten your recovery for us, O Zalum.

And hurry, oh unjust one, our healing