سعدت بالدمع حتى هجعت

سعدت بالدمع حتى هجعت

لربها ما بي إذاً لامتنعت

لربها ما بي إذاً لامتنعت

She rejoiced in tears until she fell asleep.

I found joy in tears until I fell asleep,

Her master has what ails me—then she would have held back. [The Arabic wording is unclear.]

So my Lord cannot blame me if I did not refuse.

بذلت عيني فؤادي للهوى

بذلت عيني فؤادي للهوى

ويحها لم تدر ماذا صنعت

ويحها لم تدر ماذا صنعت

My eye gave my heart over to love.

I gave my eyes and heart to passion,

Alas for her! She did not know what she had done.

Woe to me! They did not know what they did.

فبكت من فقده واعترفت

فبكت من فقده واعترفت

أنها كانت عليه جزعت

أنها كانت عليه جزعت

So she wept at its loss and admitted

So they wept for losing him and admitted

that she had grieved over it.

That they had grieved for him.

ذهبت مني بما سهدتها

ذهبت مني بما سهدتها

كيف ضرتني وغيري نفعت

كيف ضرتني وغيري نفعت

She took from me that with which I kept her awake.

They took from me what made them wakeful.

How she harmed me and benefited someone else!

How did they hurt me and benefit others?