أَغارُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ نَظَري وَإِنِّي

أَغارُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ نَظَري وَإِنِّي

لأَخْشى ناظِرَيْكَ عَلَيْكَ مِنْكا

لأَخْشى ناظِرَيْكَ عَلَيْكَ مِنْكا

I am jealous over you, even of my own gaze, and indeed

I'm jealous of my own gaze upon you, though

I fear for you even your own two eyes.

I fear others looking upon you more than I.

لَقَدْ نَطَقَتْ مَحاسِنُهُ بِعُذري

لَقَدْ نَطَقَتْ مَحاسِنُهُ بِعُذري

فَأَخْرَسَ عَاذِلي بِالعَذْلِ عَنْكا

فَأَخْرَسَ عَاذِلي بِالعَذْلِ عَنْكا

His charms have indeed spoken in my defense,

Your beauty has spoken in my defense,

And silenced my reproacher from blaming me over you.

So those blaming me are silenced by this plea.

أَمُوتُ مِنَ الصَّبابَةِ ثُمَّ أَحْيَا

أَمُوتُ مِنَ الصَّبابَةِ ثُمَّ أَحْيَا

كَذاكَ الحُبُّ أَضْحَكَنِي وَأَبْكى

كَذاكَ الحُبُّ أَضْحَكَنِي وَأَبْكى

I die of longing, then come back to life;

I die of passion, then I live again -

Such is love: it made me laugh and weep.

Such is love, making me laugh and cry.