أتَاحَ لمقلتي السَّهَرَا

أتَاحَ لمقلتي السَّهَرَا

وجارَ عليّ واقتَدَرَا

وجارَ عليّ واقتَدَرَا

He brought sleeplessness to my eye,

Sleeplessness has granted my words

And wronged me and held sway.

Free rein as they flow and take shape

غزالٌ لو جرى نَفسي

غزالٌ لو جرى نَفسي

عليه لذاب وانفَطَرا

عليه لذاب وانفَطَرا

A gazelle—if my breath passed

A gazelle, had it been my soul

Over him, he would melt and split apart.

Would have melted and burst from pain

ولكن عينُه حشدت

ولكن عينُه حشدت

ليّ الغُنْجَ والحَوَرا

ليّ الغُنْجَ والحَوَرا

And yet his eye gathered

But his eyes gathered for me

For me, coy charm and the beauty of dark eyes.

Bashfulness, confusion and love

ومحمد أودى به قمرٌ

ومحمد أودى به قمرٌ

فكيف يعاقِب القمرا

فكيف يعاقِب القمرا

And Muhammad—a moon has undone him;

Muhammad was smitten by a moon

So how can he punish the moon?

So how can he punish the moon?