يا ناي كيف عرفت أرباب الهوى

وحكيتهم فيه حكاية صادق

O flute, how did you know the lovers' pains

And tell of them with truth in your refrain

فكان صوتك انة بعث الجوى

وكأن غابك من ضلوع العاشق

Your sound revived their ardour once again

As if it issued from a lover's veins