غزالٌ زانَهُ الحَوَرُ

غزالٌ زانَهُ الحَوَرُ

وساعَدَ طَرفَهُ القَدَرُ

وساعَدَ طَرفَهُ القَدَرُ

A gazelle graced with eyes of vivid black and white,

A gazelle has inhabited it, and fate has helped its eyes,

And fate aided his glance.

When its face appears, the sun and moon portray it,

يُريكَ إذا بَدا وجْهاً

يُريكَ إذا بَدا وجْهاً

حَكاهُ الشَّمْسُ والقَمَرُ

حَكاهُ الشَّمْسُ والقَمَرُ

When he appears, he shows you a face

God created it from light, so neither jinn nor human can touch it,

That the sun and moon have imitated.

So it is that worry, not ruins, you stand upon to contemplate,

بَراهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ نُورٍ

بَراهُ اللَّهُ مِنْ نُورٍ

فَلا جِنٌّ ولا بَشَرُ

فَلا جِنٌّ ولا بَشَرُ

God fashioned him from light,

A stronger place has stirred you, and others have changed its sign,

So he is neither jinn nor human.

فَذاكَ الهمُّ لا طلَلٌ

فَذاكَ الهمُّ لا طلَلٌ

وقَفْتَ عَلَيْهِ تَعْتَبِرُ

وقَفْتَ عَلَيْهِ تَعْتَبِرُ

That is the sorrow—not a ruined campsite

Where you stood, taking heed.

أهاجَكَ مَنْزِلٌ أقوى

أهاجَكَ مَنْزِلٌ أقوى

وَغَيَّرَ آيَهُ الغِيَرُ

وَغَيَّرَ آيَهُ الغِيَرُ

Did a dwelling, now deserted, stir you,

With its traces altered by vicissitudes?