إنسانُ عَيني قطُّ ما يَرتوي

إنسانُ عَيني قطُّ ما يَرتوي

من ماء وَجهٍ مَلُحَتْ عَينُهُ

من ماء وَجهٍ مَلُحَتْ عَينُهُ

The pupil of my eye never quenches its thirst

The cat's eyes are never sated

from the water of a face whose eye is lovely.

With water from a face whose eyes shed salt.

كذلك الإنسانُ ما يَرتوي

كذلك الإنسانُ ما يَرتوي

من شُربِ ماءٍ ملُحَتْ عينُهُ

من شُربِ ماءٍ ملُحَتْ عينُهُ

Likewise, a human being cannot quench his thirst

So too is man never sated

by drinking water whose spring is salty.

Drinking water with salt in his eyes.