كأنّي وقد فاضَت سُيولُ مدامعى

كأنّي وقد فاضَت سُيولُ مدامعى

فشَبَّت حريقاً فى الحشَا والتَّرائبِ

فشَبَّت حريقاً فى الحشَا والتَّرائبِ

It is as though I, the torrents of my tears having overflowed

It is as if I, when the floods of my tears overflowed,

and kindled a blaze in my entrails and breastbones,

Igniting a burning fire within my vitals and ribs,

ذُبالَةُ قِنديلٍ تَعُومُ بمائها

ذُبالَةُ قِنديلٍ تَعُومُ بمائها

وتُشعَلُ فيها النَّارُ من كلِّ جانبِ

وتُشعَلُ فيها النَّارُ من كلِّ جانبِ

were a lamp's wick floating in its water,

Am the wick of a lamp swimming in its own oil,

with fire kindled in it from every side.

While fire is set ablaze in it from every side.