1. A burning ember struck my heart from him,
I see it cooling on his cheek.
١. وَأَلمى بِقَلبي مِنهُ جَمرٌ مُؤَجَّجٌ
أَراهُ عَلى خَدَّيهِ يَندى وَيَبرُدُ
2. He asks me playfully about my faith,
And my creed is scattered in his love.
٢. يُسائِلُني مِن أَيِّ دِينٍ مُداعِباً
وَشَملُ اِعتِقادي في هَواهُ مُبَدَّدُ
3. My heart is Hanifite, but my gaze
Is Zoroastrian, worshipping the fire of his cheek.
٣. فُؤادي حَنيفيٌّ وَلَكِنَّ مُقلَتي
مَجوسِيَّةٌ مِن خَدِّهِ النارَ تَعبُدُ