بَيْنَ اللَّوَاحِظِ والقُلُوبِ

بَيْنَ اللَّوَاحِظِ والقُلُوبِ

لا تَنْطفِى نَارُ الحُروبِ

لا تَنْطفِى نَارُ الحُروبِ

Between glances and hearts,

Between glances and hearts,

war’s fire is never quenched.

the fire of war never dies.

وَهُنَاكَ لَيْثُ الغَاب يَحْ

وَهُنَاكَ لَيْثُ الغَاب يَحْ

ذَرُ فَتْكَةَ الرَّشَأِ الرَّبيبِ

ذَرُ فَتْكَةَ الرَّشَأِ الرَّبيبِ

And there the lion of the jungle fears—

And there the forest lion fears

—the deadly pounce of the cherished fawn.

the deadly attack of the hand-reared fawn.

وأَنَا الجَرِيحُ بِلَحْظِ مَنْ

وأَنَا الجَرِيحُ بِلَحْظِ مَنْ

تَلْقَاهُ ذَا خَلٍّ خَضِيبِ

تَلْقَاهُ ذَا خَلٍّ خَضِيبِ

And I am wounded by the glance of one

And I am wounded by the glance of one

whom you meet, his form stained red.

whom you find with a crimson-stained [cheek?].

يُخفى دَمِي وَلَقلَّما

يُخفى دَمِي وَلَقلَّما

تَخْفَى إشاراتُ المُرِيبِ

تَخْفَى إشاراتُ المُرِيبِ

He hides my blood—yet seldom

My blood is concealed, yet seldom

are a culprit’s telltale signs concealed.

are the signs of the suspect concealed.