ألا يا غَزالاً قاتلي سَهمُ لَحظه

ألا يا غَزالاً قاتلي سَهمُ لَحظه

رَمى فَأَصاب القَلب منّي تَعمّدا

رَمى فَأَصاب القَلب منّي تَعمّدا

Ah, gazelle—the arrow of whose glance is my slayer,

Ah, O gazelle, whose glance’s arrow is my slayer,

He shot and struck my heart deliberately.

He shot and deliberately struck my heart.

أَبحت دَمي لِلأَعيُن الزُرق في الهَوى

أَبحت دَمي لِلأَعيُن الزُرق في الهَوى

فَفي أَيّ ذَنب كانَ حَظّيَ أَسوَدا

فَفي أَيّ ذَنب كانَ حَظّيَ أَسوَدا

You made it lawful for blue eyes to shed my blood in love;

You made my blood fair game for blue eyes in love;

Then for what sin was my fortune black?

For what sin, then, was my lot black?