وَعلَى الفُؤَادِ لَوَاعِجٌ مُذ غِبتُمُ

وَعلَى الفُؤَادِ لَوَاعِجٌ مُذ غِبتُمُ

تَقِدُ الضُّلوعَ تَوَقُّداً وَوَجِيبَا

تَقِدُ الضُّلوعَ تَوَقُّداً وَوَجِيبَا

And upon the heart lie burning pangs since you went away,

And since you left my heart has known great turmoil

Setting the ribs burning and throbbing.

It sets my ribs aflame with yearning and with grief

فَلَها خُفوقٌ هَل بَصُرتَ بِبَارِقٍ

فَلَها خُفوقٌ هَل بَصُرتَ بِبَارِقٍ

وَلَهَا حَنِينٌ هَل سَمِعتَ النّيِبَا

وَلَهَا حَنِينٌ هَل سَمِعتَ النّيِبَا

So they flutter—have you seen a flash of lightning?

So it now throbs and flickers. Have you seen the lightning?

And they cry with longing—have you heard the aged she-camels?

And it now moans and whimpers. Have you heard the rain?