أُلاحِظُها فَتَعلَمُ ما أُريدُ

أُلاحِظُها فَتَعلَمُ ما أُريدُ

وَتَلحَظُني فَيَرمُقُها الحَسودُ

وَتَلحَظُني فَيَرمُقُها الحَسودُ

I glance at her, and she knows what I want.

I notice her and she learns what I want

And she glances at me, so the envious one watches her.

And she glances at me so the envious glare at her

وَما لي غَيرُ مُستَرِقاتِ لَحظي

وَما لي غَيرُ مُستَرِقاتِ لَحظي

إِذا ما ثابَ مِن خَيرٍ أُفيدُ

إِذا ما ثابَ مِن خَيرٍ أُفيدُ

And I have nothing but my stolen glances,

I have nothing but my stolen glances

Whenever I gain any good that comes my way.

Whenever good comes to me that I benefit from

بَلى نَفسٌ يُرَدِّدُهُ اِكتِئابٌ

بَلى نَفسٌ يُرَدِّدُهُ اِكتِئابٌ

وَعَينٌ نَومُها أَبَداً طَريدُ

وَعَينٌ نَومُها أَبَداً طَريدُ

Yes—a sigh that sorrow keeps repeating,

Yes, a soul that melancholy keeps repeating

And an eye whose sleep is forever banished,

And eyes whose sleep is ever elusive

وَقَلبٌ هائِمٌ فيهِ اِحتِراقٌ

وَقَلبٌ هائِمٌ فيهِ اِحتِراقٌ

يَكادُ بِشِدَّةِ البَلوى يَبيدُ

يَكادُ بِشِدَّةِ البَلوى يَبيدُ

And a lovesick heart with a fire within,

And a wandering heart aflame

It nearly perishes from the severity of its affliction.

That almost perishes from the intensity of affliction