يا قَمَراً قَلبي لَهُ مَطلَعُ

يا قَمَراً قَلبي لَهُ مَطلَعُ

وَشادِناً في مُهجَتي يَرتَعُ

وَشادِناً في مُهجَتي يَرتَعُ

O moon whose rising place is my heart,

O moon, whose rising-place is my heart,

and young gazelle who grazes freely in my inmost soul!

And young gazelle that grazes in my heart's core,

وَاللَه ما أَطمَعُ في العَيشِ مُذ

وَاللَه ما أَطمَعُ في العَيشِ مُذ

أَصبَحتُ في وَصلِكِ لا أَطمَعُ

أَصبَحتُ في وَصلِكِ لا أَطمَعُ

By God, I have had no desire for life since

By God, I have had no desire for life since

I ceased to hope for union with you.

I lost hope of union with you.

لَيتَ كَما يَرتَعُ في مُهجَتي

لَيتَ كَما يَرتَعُ في مُهجَتي

أَنّيَ في ريقِهِ أَكرَعُ

أَنّيَ في ريقِهِ أَكرَعُ

Would that, as he grazes within my soul,

Would that, as he grazes in my heart's core,

I might drink directly from his saliva.

I might drink deeply of his saliva.