أَفَتَّانَةَO bewitching one الْعَينَيْنِthe two eyes كُفِّيdesist عَنِfrom الْقَلْبِthe heart
أَفَتَّانَةَ الْعَينَيْنِ كُفِّي عَنِ الْقَلْبِ
وَصُونِيand protect حِمَاهُits sanctuary فَهُوَfor it is مَنْزِلَةُthe dwelling place of الْحُبِّlove
وَصُونِي حِمَاهُ فَهُوَ مَنْزِلَةُ الْحُبِّ
O you with bewitching eyes, spare my heart.
And guard its sanctuary, for it is the dwelling place of love.
ولاand do not تُسْلِمِيconsign عَيْنَيَّmy two eyes للسُّهْدِto sleeplessness والْبُكَاand weeping
ولا تُسْلِمِي عَيْنَيَّ للسُّهْدِ والْبُكَا
فَإِنَّهُمَاfor indeed they both are مَجْرَىthe channel of هَواكِlove for you إِلَىto قَلْبِيmy heart
فَإِنَّهُمَا مَجْرَى هَواكِ إِلَى قَلْبِي
And do not consign my eyes to sleeplessness and weeping,
For they are the channel through which love for you flows to my heart.
وَإِنِّيand I لَراضٍam indeed content مِنْof هَواكِlove for you بِنَظْرَةٍwith a glance
وَإِنِّي لَراضٍ مِنْ هَواكِ بِنَظْرَةٍ
وَحَسْبِيand enough for me بِهاwith it إِنْif أَنْتِyou لمdo not تَبْخَلِيwithhold حَسْبيenough for me
وَحَسْبِي بِها إِنْ أَنْتِ لم تَبْخَلِي حَسْبي
And in loving you, I am indeed content with a glance.
And that is enough for me—if you do not withhold it—enough for me.
إِذاif كانَis ذَنْبِيmy sin أَنَّthat قَلْبِيmy heart مُعَلَّقٌbound
إِذا كانَ ذَنْبِي أَنَّ قَلْبِي مُعَلَّقٌ
بِحُبِّكِby love for you ياO لَيْلَىLayla فَلاthen do not تَغْفِرِيforgive ذَنْبِيmy sin
بِحُبِّكِ يا لَيْلَى فَلا تَغْفِرِي ذَنْبِي
If my sin is that my heart is bound
By love for you, O Layla, then do not forgive my sin.
Sol 6.1