دَمعَةٌ كَاللُؤلُؤِ الرَط

بِ عَلى الخَدِّ الأَسيلِ

A teardrop like a dewdrop

A tear like a pearl, moist and fresh,

Slid down the flowing cheek

Upon the cheek, smooth and fair,

قَطَرَت في ساعَةِ البَي

نِ مِنَ الطَرفِ الكَحيلِ

In a moment of parting

Fell in the hour of separation

From the darkened eyelid

From the dark, kohl-rimmed eye.

إِنَّما يَفتَضِحُ العا

شِقُ في وَقتِ الرَحيلِ

For the lover is shamed

For the lover is only exposed

Only at the time of leaving

At the time of the sad farewell.