عجبتُ من طرفي وخدّ المليح

عجبتُ من طرفي وخدّ المليح

كلاهما هذا بهذا جريح

كلاهما هذا بهذا جريح

I marveled at my eye and the fair one's cheek;

I am amazed by my eyelids and the cheeks of the beautiful one

Each is wounded by the other.

Both have been wounded by the other

هذا دَمُ الراحِ به واقفٌ

هذا دَمُ الراحِ به واقفٌ

وذا دَمُ الأدمعِ فيه يسيح

وذا دَمُ الأدمعِ فيه يسيح

In this one, the blood of wine stands still;

And there the tears flowing down

And in that one, the blood of tears flows.

My poem swoons over him and over

تغزّلي المنظومُ فيه وفي

تغزّلي المنظومُ فيه وفي

سلطاننا الناصر نظم المديح

سلطاننا الناصر نظم المديح

My love verses are about him, and about

Our ruler al-Nasir's excellent praise

Our sovereign al-Nasir are my verses of praise.

In God's care and protection

في دَعةِ الله وفي حفظه

في دَعةِ الله وفي حفظه

مسراك والعود بعزمٍ نجيح

مسراك والعود بعزمٍ نجيح

In God's peace and in His protection,

Your rest and lute with resolute rhythm

May you journey by night and return with successful resolve.

O expected meeting with his nearness

يا موعداً منه بقرب اللقا

يا موعداً منه بقرب اللقا

قابلتنا اليومَ بصبحٍ صبيح

قابلتنا اليومَ بصبحٍ صبيح

O promise from him of a meeting soon,

You have met us today at dawn's first light

You greeted us today with a lovely dawn.

If it were proper for our eyelids to take

لو جازَ أنْ تسلكَ أجفاننا

لو جازَ أنْ تسلكَ أجفاننا

إذا فرَشنا كلّ جفن قريح

إذا فرَشنا كلّ جفن قريح

If you were allowed to tread upon our eyelids,

The path of all tearful eyes

Then we would spread out every wounded eyelid.

But they are sick with distance

لكنها بالبعدِ معتلةٌ

لكنها بالبعدِ معتلةٌ

وأنتَ لا تسلك غيرَ الصحيح

وأنتَ لا تسلك غيرَ الصحيح

But they are ailing from separation,

And you take no path but the right one

And you tread only on what is sound.