وَإِنّيand indeed I لِنارٍof a fire دونَهاbetween me and it رَملُthe sands عالِجٍʿĀlij
وَإِنّي لِنارٍ دونَها رَملُ عالِجٍ
عَلىdespite ماwhat بِعَينيin my eye مِنof قَذىًgrit لَبَصيرُindeed keen-sighted
عَلى ما بِعَيني مِن قَذىً لَبَصيرُ
And indeed, a fire beyond the sands of ʿĀlij
I see clearly, despite the grit in my eye.
كَأَنَّas though نَسيمَthe breeze الريحِof the wind حينَwhen يُنيرُهاit makes it glow
كَأَنَّ نَسيمَ الريحِ حينَ يُنيرُها
كَنَجمِlike a star خَفِيٍّfaint فيin الظَلامِthe darkness يُنيرُshines
كَنَجمِ خَفِيٍّ في الظَلامِ يُنيرُ
As though the breath of wind, when it makes the fire glow,
were like a faint star shining in the darkness.
مَتىwhenever تُذكَريyou are mentioned لِلقَلبِto the heart يَنهَضrises بِرَوعَةٍwith a start
مَتى تُذكَري لِلقَلبِ يَنهَض بِرَوعَةٍ
جَناحُthe wing الهَوىof love حَتّىuntil يَكادُit almost يَطيرُflies
جَناحُ الهَوى حَتّى يَكادُ يَطيرُ
Whenever you are mentioned to the heart, there rises with a start
the wing of love, until it almost takes flight.
Sol 6.1