جَفاني حَبيبي فَالغَرامُ بِهِ نَما

جَفاني حَبيبي فَالغَرامُ بِهِ نَما

وَجمرُ الهَوى بَينَ الضّلوعِ تأجّجا

وَجمرُ الهَوى بَينَ الضّلوعِ تأجّجا

My beloved shunned me, so my love for him grew.

My beloved abandoned me, yet love for him grew

And the embers of passion blazed between my ribs.

And the embers of passion burned in my heart anew

بَكَت مُقلَتي كَبدي وَبعضَ مَرارتي

بَكَت مُقلَتي كَبدي وَبعضَ مَرارتي

أَلَست تَرى دَمعي بِخدِّي بَنَفسجا

أَلَست تَرى دَمعي بِخدِّي بَنَفسجا

My eye wept out my liver and some of my gall.

My eyelids wept, my liver ached, some bitterness too

Do you not see my tears as violets upon my cheek?

Can't you see, my tears on my cheek are violet blue