قلب اللَه صبح خديه ليلا

وطلى ذلك البياض سوادا

God tinted the cheeks' dawn black at night

And overlaid that whiteness with darkness

فغدا ماء وجنتيه سرابا

وغدت جمرة الجمال جمادا

So the water of my cheeks became a mirage

And the embers of beauty turned to dead coals