1. The comforter was like a shirt, don't you see
Our eyes returned to us with a comforter
١. كان الملطف كالقميص أما ترى
أبصارنا ردت لنا بملطف
2. That arrived and extinguished the fire of my heart, his symbol
Have you heard of a fire extinguished by fire?
٢. وافى فسكن نار قلبي رمزه
أسمعتم نارا بنار تنطفي
3. And my eyelids wanted their usual flow
Or their usual flow occurred, so I said to them: stop!
٣. وأرادت الأجفان عادة جريها
أو جرى عادتها فقلت لها قفي
4. Enough! For the beloved has come with enough
Connection, and his lover Meaning has sufficed
٤. كفي فقد جاء الحبيب بما كفى
وصلا وعاشقه المعنى قد كفي