1. Had I but breathed in fire's heart, by passion burned,
Fire at its hottest, still my heart had yearned.
١. لَوْ مَرَّ لي نَفَسٌ بالنَّارِ أَحْرَقَها
بِحَرِّهِ ولو أَنَّ النَّارَ مِنْ بَعَدِ
2. Had I but cast my soul into the glowing flame,
Beyond all point of flame had been my aim.
٢. وَلَوْ هَوِيتُ حِمامي فيهِ فارقني
من قبلِ فُرقتِهِ روحي من الجَسَدِ
3. But I can bear no more; say only this:
My heart is breaking under love's sweet pain.
٣. وما أُطيقُ لما أَلقاهُ مِنْ كَمَدٍ
أَقُولُ واكَبِدي مِنْ شِدَّةِ الكَمَدِ