شَمسُ النَهارِ بِحُسنِ وَجهِكَ تُقسِمُ

شَمسُ النَهارِ بِحُسنِ وَجهِكَ تُقسِمُ

إِنَّ المَلاحَة مِن جَمالِكَ تُقسَمُ

إِنَّ المَلاحَة مِن جَمالِكَ تُقسَمُ

The sun of day swears by the beauty of your face:

The sun in your beautiful face swears

Indeed, loveliness is apportioned from your beauty.

That all beauty comes from your perfection.

جُمِعَت لِبَهجَتِكَ المَحاسِنُ كُلُّها

جُمِعَت لِبَهجَتِكَ المَحاسِنُ كُلُّها

وَالحُسنُ في كُلِّ الأَنامِ مُقَسَّمُ

وَالحُسنُ في كُلِّ الأَنامِ مُقَسَّمُ

All charms were gathered for your splendor,

All charms are gathered for your delight,

While beauty is divided among all humankind.

While loveliness itself is allotted among all mankind.

يا مَن حَكَت عَيناهُ سَيفَ سَمِيِّهِ

يا مَن حَكَت عَيناهُ سَيفَ سَمِيِّهِ

هَلّا اِقتَدَيتَ بَعَدلِهِ إِذ يَحكُمُ

هَلّا اِقتَدَيتَ بَعَدلِهِ إِذ يَحكُمُ

O you whose eyes resemble your namesake’s sword,

O you whose eyes inscribed the sword of his glance,

Why not emulate his justice when he judges?

Why not adopt his justice when you judge?

أَنتَ المُرادُ وَسَيفُ لِحظِكَ قاتِلي

أَنتَ المُرادُ وَسَيفُ لِحظِكَ قاتِلي

لَكِن فَمي عَن شَرحِ حالي مُلجَمُ

لَكِن فَمي عَن شَرحِ حالي مُلجَمُ

You are the one I desire, and the sword of your glance is my slayer,

You are the desired one, and the sword of your glance is my executioner,

But my mouth is bridled, unable to explain my plight.

Yet my mouth is muted from explaining my state.

تَشكو تَفَرُّقَنا وَأَنتَ جَنَيتَهُ

تَشكو تَفَرُّقَنا وَأَنتَ جَنَيتَهُ

وَمِنَ العَجائِبِ ظالِمٌ يَتَظَلَّمُ

وَمِنَ العَجائِبِ ظالِمٌ يَتَظَلَّمُ

You complain of our separation, though you caused it,

You complain of our separation though you caused it,

And among the marvels is a wrongdoer complaining of injustice.

And it is amazing for an oppressor to protest.

وَتَقولُ أَنتَ بِعُذرِ بُعدي عالِمٌ

وَتَقولُ أَنتَ بِعُذرِ بُعدي عالِمٌ

وَاللَهُ يَعلَمُ أَنَّني لا أَعلَمُ

وَاللَهُ يَعلَمُ أَنَّني لا أَعلَمُ

And you say, “You know my excuse for staying away.”

You claim knowing my excuse for being distant,

And God knows that I do not know.

Yet God knows I know not.

فَتُراكَ تَدري أَنَّ حُبَّكَ مُتلِفي

فَتُراكَ تَدري أَنَّ حُبَّكَ مُتلِفي

لَكِنَّني أُخفي هَواكَ وَأَكتِمُ

لَكِنَّني أُخفي هَواكَ وَأَكتِمُ

Do you then, I wonder, know that my love for you is destroying me?

I see you know my love for you,

But I hide my love for you and keep it secret.

Yet I conceal my passion and remain silent.

إِن كُنتَ ما تَدري فَتِلكَ مُصيبَةٌ

إِن كُنتَ ما تَدري فَتِلكَ مُصيبَةٌ

أَو كُنتَ تَدري فَالمُصيبَةُ أَعظَمُ

أَو كُنتَ تَدري فَالمُصيبَةُ أَعظَمُ

If you do not know, that is a calamity;

If you know not, that is a calamity,

Or if you know, the calamity is greater.

If you do know, the calamity is greater.