لمّا تَبَوَّأَ من فُؤادي مَنزلاً

لمّا تَبَوَّأَ من فُؤادي مَنزلاً

وغَدا يُسَلِّطُ مُقلَتَيهِ علَيهِ

وغَدا يُسَلِّطُ مُقلَتَيهِ علَيهِ

When he took up a dwelling within my heart,

When you found a home in my heart,

And began to train both his eyes upon it,

And your glances began to reign over it,

نادَيتهُ مُستَرحماً من زَفرَةٍ

نادَيتهُ مُستَرحماً من زَفرَةٍ

أَفضَت بِأَسرار الضَمير إليهِ

أَفضَت بِأَسرار الضَمير إليهِ

I called to him, pleading for mercy, with a sigh

I called out to you, begging mercy from a sigh,

That revealed to him the secrets of my heart:

That had poured out the secrets of my soul to you.

رِفقاً بمنزِلكَ الذي تَحتَلُّهُ

رِفقاً بمنزِلكَ الذي تَحتَلُّهُ

يا مَن يُخَرِّبُ بَيتَه بِيَدَيهِ

يا مَن يُخَرِّبُ بَيتَه بِيَدَيهِ

Be gentle with your dwelling, which you inhabit,

Gently, in the home you occupy,

O you who destroy your own house with your own two hands.

O you who destroys his house with his own hands.