يا ذا الذي بكلامه

يا ذا الذي بكلامه

أَمسى يقبِّل نفسَه

أَمسى يقبِّل نفسَه

O you who, with your speech,

O you whose words

have come to kiss yourself:

Have made you kiss yourself tonight

إني أغار عليك من

إني أغار عليك من

ك فبسّ لفظك بَسَّه

ك فبسّ لفظك بَسَّه

I am jealous over you of

I envy you

yourself—so silence your speech utterly.

So button up your eloquence

واعدِل بلحظِك عنك لا

واعدِل بلحظِك عنك لا

يشكو أدِيمُك مسَّه

يشكو أدِيمُك مسَّه

And turn your gaze away from yourself, lest

And turn your gaze from yourself, lest

your skin complain of its touch.

Your skin complain of being touched

فالليل خالَك بدرَه

فالليل خالَك بدرَه

الصبح ظنَّك شَمْسَه

الصبح ظنَّك شَمْسَه

For night took you for its full moon;

For the night left you its full moon

morning thought you its sun.

And morning mistook you for its sun

واليومُ أصبح حاسداً

واليومُ أصبح حاسداً

غدَه عليك وأَمسَه

غدَه عليك وأَمسَه

And today has grown envious

Today has become envious

of its tomorrow and its yesterday over you.

Of its tomorrow and yesterday