آهah هذاthis برقlightning الابيرقal-Ubayriq لاحاflashed
آه هذا برق الابيرق لاحا
والفؤادand the heart الولوهlove-stricken بالسرof the secret باحاspoke openly
والفؤاد الولوه بالسر باحا
Ah, this lightning of al-Ubayriq has flashed!
Ah, this lightning of longing has flashed
And the love-stricken heart spoke openly of its secret.
And the hearts with passion have unabashed
هزهstirred it البارقthe lightning اللموعgleaming لحبfor a beloved
هزه البارق اللموع لحب
بمعانيهthrough his inner qualities هيمenraptured الارواحاthe souls
بمعانيه هيم الارواحا
The gleaming lightning stirred it for a beloved
This flickering light of love
Who, through his inner qualities, enraptured souls.
With its meanings has enthralled souls afresh
عاركتناwrestled with us الاشواقthe longings فيهfor him فذبناso we melted
عاركتنا الاشواق فيه فذبنا
ويميناand by oath لاnot نسمعwe heed النصاحاthe admonishers
ويمينا لا نسمع النصاحا
Longings for him wrestled with us, and we melted;
Our longing has melted us in its flames
And, by oath, we heed no admonishers.
And we turn a deaf ear to all advice