رَأَيتُI saw فيin عَينَيكِyour two eyes سِحرَthe magic of الهَوىlove
رَأَيتُ في عَينَيكِ سِحرَ الهَوى
مُندَفِقاًstreaming forth كَالنورِlike the light مِنfrom نَجمَتَينtwo stars
مُندَفِقاً كَالنورِ مِن نَجمَتَين
I saw in your eyes the magic of love,
In your eyes I saw love's magic
I saw within your eyes the magic of passion, pouring forth like light from twin stars,
Streaming like light from two stars.
Pouring like light from two stars
And I became powerless to repel it—for who can turn back a storm with two hands?
فَبِتُّso I became لاnot أَقوىI am able عَلىto دَفعِهِrepel it
فَبِتُّ لا أَقوى عَلى دَفعِهِ
مَنwho رَدَّwarded off عَنهُfrom himself عارِضاًa cloud بِاليَدَينwith both hands
مَن رَدَّ عَنهُ عارِضاً بِاليَدَين
So I was left unable to repel it—
So I stand helpless to resist it
O paradise of love and world of desires, I never imagined I would find you within two eyes.
Who has ever warded a cloud off himself with both hands?
Who can fend it off with both hands?
ياO جَنَّةَparadise of الحُبِّlove وَدُنياand world of المُنىwishes
يا جَنَّةَ الحُبِّ وَدُنيا المُنى
ماnot خِلتُنيI imagined myself أَلقاكِmeeting you فيin مُقلَتَينtwo eyes
ما خِلتُني أَلقاكِ في مُقلَتَين
O paradise of love and world of wishes,
O paradise of love, world of wishes
I never thought I would find you in two eyes.
Since I met you life's been bliss
Partial English translation: 3 of 6 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1