حجبتI veiled بالدَّمعِwith tears أجفانيmy eyelids عنfrom النظرِgazing
حجبت بالدَّمعِ أجفاني عن النظرِ
إلىat سواكَanyone but you وقلبيand my heart الصبّlovesick بالفكرِwith thought
إلى سواكَ وقلبي الصبّ بالفكرِ
I veiled my eyelids with tears against gazing
My eyes are veiled with tears from seeing anyone but you
At anyone but you—and my lovesick heart with thought.
And my passionate heart is filled with thoughts of you
وزادَand increased دمعيَmy tears عمَّاbeyond what كنتI was أطلبهI seek it
وزادَ دمعيَ عمَّا كنت أطلبه
فلاso do not تسلْask ماwhat جرَىbefell منهfrom it علىupon صبرِيmy patience
فلا تسلْ ما جرَى منه على صبرِي
And my tears exceeded what I had sought;
And my tears increased from what I had hoped for
So do not ask what they did to my patience.
So do not question what has flowed from my patience
ياO باسماًsmiling one قلتI said للاَّحيto the reproacher أمبسمهis his smiling mouth
يا باسماً قلت للاَّحي أمبسمه
أبهىlovelier أمor العقدُthe necklace قالhe said الكلّall منof دُرَرِpearls
أبهى أم العقدُ قال الكلّ من دُرَرِ
O smiling one, I said to the reproacher: “Is his smiling mouth
O one whose smile I told the teeth is more radiant
Lovelier, or the necklace?” He said, “Both are made of pearls.”
Or is it the pearl necklace? Everyone says it is made of pearls
سهرتI stayed awake فيin الوصلِunion غنماًfor gain والجفاand estrangement أسفاًout of grief
سهرت في الوصلِ غنماً والجفا أسفاً
سبحانglory be to فاطرthe Fashioner of أجفانيmy eyelids علىfor السهرِsleeplessness
سبحان فاطر أجفاني على السهرِ
I kept vigil in union for its rewards, and in estrangement out of grief.
I stayed up at night happily united, and sadly separated
Glory to Him who fashioned my eyelids for sleeplessness!
Glory to the Creator of my sleepless eyes