ياO كحيلَkohl-dark العيونِthe eyes غُضَّlower your gaze قليلاًa little
يا كحيلَ العيونِ غُضَّ قليلاً
أوشكَare on the verge العاشقونَthe lovers أنto يعبدوكاworship you
أوشكَ العاشقونَ أن يعبدوكا
O kohl-dark-eyed one, lower your gaze a little.
O kohl of the eyes, soften a little
The lovers are on the verge of worshipping you.
The lovers are about to worship you
كلall ماthat which فيكَin you بينهمْamong them مكرماتٌhonors; noble qualities
كل ما فيكَ بينهمْ مكرماتٌ
ومنand among المكرماتِthe honors أنthat وحَّدوكاthey proclaimed your oneness
ومن المكرماتِ أن وحَّدوكا
All that is in you is held in honor among them;
Everything in you is honorable to them
And among those honors is their proclaiming your oneness.
And honoring you brings them together
فارقبِso heed اللهَGod فيconcerning النفوسِthe souls إذاwhen الناthe peo- (first part of الناس)
فارقبِ اللهَ في النفوسِ إذا النا
سُ-ple (completes الناس) غداًtomorrow عنabout نفوسهمْtheir souls سألوكاthey ask you
سُ غداً عن نفوسهمْ سألوكا
So heed God concerning souls, when the peo-
So be mindful of God in their souls
ple tomorrow ask you about their souls.
If tomorrow people ask you about their souls
ماnot حسبتُI thought القلوبَthe hearts تسفكُare spilled حتىuntil
ما حسبتُ القلوبَ تسفكُ حتى
صارَbecame قلبيmy heart فيin لحظهِhis glance مسفوكاspilled
صارَ قلبي في لحظهِ مسفوكا
I never thought hearts could be spilled, until
I never thought hearts could bleed until
My heart lay spilled beneath his glance.
In an instant mine was poured out
Sol 6.1