1. I asked my beloved for a cure
For the wound in my heart from her love, and she said, "Balm."
١. طلبتُ من الحَبيب دواءَ جرحٍ
بِقَلبي من هَواهُ فَقال بَلسَم
2. So I replied, "What you say is a balm indeed
That could heal me, but it is not balm, it is poison."
٢. فقلتُ صدقتَ بلسمُ فيك يَشفي
وَلَيسَ بِبَلسمٍ ما قلتَ بَل سَم