أنكرَ حبّي مدمَعِي

أنكرَ حبّي مدمَعِي

وقالَ هذا مِنْ هوى

وقالَ هذا مِنْ هوى

My beloved found my tears strange,

My tears denied my love

And said, “This comes from love.”

And said this comes from passion

فقلت لا بلْ منْ فتى

فقلت لا بلْ منْ فتى

أصابَ عيني بنوى

أصابَ عيني بنوى

So I said, “No, rather from a youth

So I replied no, but from a man

Who struck my eye with date pits.”

Who has struck my eyes with yearning