طيف سرى من خاطر القلب الذوي

طيف سرى من خاطر القلب الذوي

فوفى لنا بعداته وقضى الوطر

فوفى لنا بعداته وقضى الوطر

A phantom stole by night from the withered heart’s imaginings;

A phantom came by night from the thought of the withered heart.

then kept its promises to us and fulfilled our desire.

So it kept its promises to us and satisfied our desire.

بذ الكرى عن ناظر الصبب الجوي

بذ الكرى عن ناظر الصبب الجوي

وشفى الضنى بهباته ومضى حذر

وشفى الضنى بهباته ومضى حذر

It banished slumber from the eye of the lover consumed by hidden grief,

It banished slumber from the eye of the ardent, lovesick lover.

healed the wasting ache with its gifts, and slipped away warily.

And it healed wasting sickness with its gifts and departed warily.