ريعَ قَلبي لَمّا ذَكَرتُ الدِيارا

ريعَ قَلبي لَمّا ذَكَرتُ الدِيارا

وَتَنوَّرتُ بِالنُخَيلاتِ نارا

وَتَنوَّرتُ بِالنُخَيلاتِ نارا

My heart was startled when I remembered the dwellings,

My heart was set ablaze when I recalled the abodes

and I sighted a fire by the little palms.

And I was illuminated by the palm trees like fire

وَاِزدَهَيتَني ذاتُ السَنا بِبُروقٍ

وَاِزدَهَيتَني ذاتُ السَنا بِبُروقٍ

مِن لَظاها فَما أُطيقُ اِصطِبارا

مِن لَظاها فَما أُطيقُ اِصطِبارا

And the radiant one captivated me with flashes

The possessor of whiteness has given me vitality with flashes

from her blaze, so I cannot endure patiently.

From her brightness, so I cannot show patience

وَالقَريحُ الفُؤادُ يَزدادُ لِلنا

وَالقَريحُ الفُؤادُ يَزدادُ لِلنا

رِ وَميضَ السَعيرِ مِنها اِستِعارا

رِ وَميضَ السَعيرِ مِنها اِستِعارا

And the wounded heart grows more aflame at the fi-

And the mind, the heart, increases in yearning

re, at the gleam of the blaze from her.

For her and the flashing of lightning from her I borrow