أتاركةٌare you leaving بالحسنِby beauty قلبيmy heart مقيَّداbound
أتاركةٌ بالحسنِ قلبي مقيَّدا
ودمعيand my tears علىupon الخدَّينboth cheeks وهوwhile it is طليقunbound
ودمعي على الخدَّين وهو طليق
Are you leaving my heart bound by your beauty,
A beauty has captured my heart, binding it
while my tears run free upon both cheeks?
While my tears flow on my cheeks though they are free
يقولونthey say قدalready أخلقتyou have worn out جفنكyour eyelid بالبكاwith weeping
يقولون قد أخلقت جفنك بالبكا
نعمyes إنَّindeed جفنيَmy eyelid بالبكاءِto weeping خليقsuited
نعم إنَّ جفنيَ بالبكاءِ خليق
They say, “You have worn out your eyelid with weeping.”
They say your eyelids were created for weeping
Yes, my eyelid is indeed suited to weeping.
Yes, my eyelids are suited for crying
دعواlet الدمعthe tears للجفنِto the eyelid القريحِwounded مواخياًacting as a brother
دعوا الدمع للجفنِ القريحِ مواخياً
فإنيfor I فقدتُhave lost الخدّthe cheek وهوthough it is شقيقa brother
فإني فقدتُ الخدّ وهو شقيق
Let tears be a brother to the wounded eyelid,
Let the tears comfort the aching eyelids
for I have lost the cheek, though it is a brother.
For I have lost the cheek which was its mate
وساحرةand a bewitcher الألحاظof glances حتَّىeven رضابهاher saliva
وساحرة الألحاظ حتَّى رضابها
رحيقٌpure wine وفيand in القلبِthe heart المحبِّloving حريقfire
رحيقٌ وفي القلبِ المحبِّ حريق
And a woman of bewitching glances—even her saliva
The sorceress of glances, even her slaps
is pure wine, while fire burns in the loving heart.
Are nectar, though in the heart of the lover there is burning