فُؤادي لَدى الغيد الحِسان رَهينُ

فُؤادي لَدى الغيد الحِسان رَهينُ

وَنَفسي بِدين العاشِقين تدينُ

وَنَفسي بِدين العاشِقين تدينُ

My heart, in the keeping of graceful beauties, lies captive;

My heart is held captive by the graceful beauties.

and my soul professes the creed of lovers.

And my soul adheres to the creed of lovers.

وَأَصل جُنوني وَالجُنون فُنونُ

وَأَصل جُنوني وَالجُنون فُنونُ

عُيونٌ عَن السحر المُبين تَبينُ

عُيونٌ عَن السحر المُبين تَبينُ

The source of my madness—and madness takes many forms—

And the source of my madness—madness takes many forms—

lies in eyes that surpass even manifest sorcery;

Is eyes that speak of manifest magic.

لَها عِندَ تَحريك الجُفون سُكونُ

لَها عِندَ تَحريك الجُفون سُكونُ

أَلا يا نَدامى قَد أَضَرَّ بِيَ الجَوى

أَلا يا نَدامى قَد أَضَرَّ بِيَ الجَوى

in those eyes, when their lids stir, there is repose.

They are still as their eyelids move.

Ah, boon companions! Consuming passion has afflicted me,

Ah, drinking companions, love's anguish has afflicted me.

وَسحر جُفون الغيد قَد أَذهَب القُوى

وَسحر جُفون الغيد قَد أَذهَب القُوى

لحاظ مَها هاروت عَنهنَّ قَد رَوى

لحاظ مَها هاروت عَنهنَّ قَد رَوى

and the magic of the beauties’ eyelids has sapped my strength.

And the magic of the graceful women's eyelids has sapped my strength.

Glances of oryx-eyed beauties—Harut himself has told of them:

Glances of oryxes—Harut has told of them—

إِذا صادفت قَلباً خَليّاً مِن الهَوى

إِذا صادفت قَلباً خَليّاً مِن الهَوى

تَقول لَهُ كُن مُغرَماً فَيَكونُ

تَقول لَهُ كُن مُغرَماً فَيَكونُ

if they chance upon a heart empty of love,

When they encounter a heart free of love,

they tell it, “Be enamored,” and so it becomes.

They say to it, "Be enamored," and so it is.