وَقَى اللّه الجوانحَ حرّ نارٍ

وَقَى اللّه الجوانحَ حرّ نارٍ

مِنَ اللّحظِ المؤيّد باِنكسارِ

مِنَ اللّحظِ المؤيّد باِنكسارِ

May God shield the breast from a fire's heat,

May God protect the hearts from fiery passion,

Kindled by a gaze made potent by its languor.

From the fateful glance accompanied by surrender.

أُصبتُ غداةَ راقَ الحسنُ طرفي

أُصبتُ غداةَ راقَ الحسنُ طرفي

وَعلّمني الهوى خلعَ العذارِ

وَعلّمني الهوى خلعَ العذارِ

I was struck the morning beauty charmed my eye,

My eyes feasted on beauty one morning,

And passion taught me to cast off the bridle.

And desire taught me to cast off restraint.

رَعاكَ اللّه يا رشأ رَماني

رَعاكَ اللّه يا رشأ رَماني

فَلا تُثلج فَديتك حرّ ناري

فَلا تُثلج فَديتك حرّ ناري

May God guard you, O young gazelle who shot me;

May God watch over you, O twig of pomegranate,

So do not cool—may I be your ransom—my fire's heat.

Do not cool my burning passion with your chill.

وَلا تَعجَب لِوَجهك إِن طَفاها

وَلا تَعجَب لِوَجهك إِن طَفاها

فَما المِصباحُ في كبدِ النهارِ

فَما المِصباحُ في كبدِ النهارِ

And do not marvel if your face extinguishes it:

Do not wonder that your face dims the lamp,

For what is a lamp in the heart of day?

For no lamp can shine in the light of day.

رَضيتُ هَواكَ وَاِستَعذبتُ وَجدي

رَضيتُ هَواكَ وَاِستَعذبتُ وَجدي

وَلستُ بِقائلٍ عيلَ اِصطباري

وَلستُ بِقائلٍ عيلَ اِصطباري

I have accepted my love for you and found my longing sweet;

I accepted your love and savored my torment,

And I am not one to say, 'My patience is exhausted.'

I shall make no complaint of enduring my desire.

وَكَم في الناسِ مِن حسنٍ وَلَكن

وَكَم في الناسِ مِن حسنٍ وَلَكن

عَليكَ لِشقوتي وقَعَ اِختياري

عَليكَ لِشقوتي وقَعَ اِختياري

And how many beauties there are among people, yet

Many are fair in this world, yet for my misfortune,

My choice fell on you, to my misery.

My choice fell upon you alone.