اذاwhenever ماemphatic particle اتىcomes ريمgazelle الغويرal-Ghuwayr بخاطريto my mind
اذا ما اتى ريم الغوير بخاطري
ومرتand pass اويقاتbrief moments الوصالunion علىacross فكريmy thoughts
ومرت اويقات الوصال على فكري
Whenever the gazelle of al-Ghuwayr comes to my mind,
Whenever Rim al-Ghuwayr comes to mind
And brief moments of union pass across my thoughts,
And times of union pass through my thoughts
تسيلflow دموعيmy tears منfrom جفونeyelids قريحةsore
تسيل دموعي من جفون قريحة
وتلهبand blaze نيرانfires التلهفyearning فيin سريmy inmost heart
وتلهب نيران التلهف في سري
My tears flow from sore eyelids,
My tears flow from the eyelids of my heartache
And the fires of yearning blaze in my inmost heart.
And the fires of yearning flare up within me
وتأخذنيand seizes me منfrom طارقsudden visitor الوجدpassion حيرةbewilderment
وتأخذني من طارق الوجد حيرة
فاغرقso I drown فيin سيلa torrent واحرقand I burn فيin جمرembers
فاغرق في سيل واحرق في جمر
And bewilderment seizes me at passion's sudden visitation,
And confusion from the lover's passion takes me
So I drown in a torrent and burn in embers.
So I drown in a flood and burn in embers
واذهلand I lose awareness عنيof myself لاnot اكادI almost ارىI see سوىother than
واذهل عني لا اكاد ارى سوى
خيالimage حبيبيmy beloved فيin شهوديmy witnessing وفيand in طوريmy state of being
خيال حبيبي في شهودي وفي طوري
And I lose awareness of myself; I can scarcely see anything but
And I become oblivious, barely able to see
My beloved's image, in my witnessing and in my state of being.
Except my beloved's image in my visions and mountains
كأنas though جميعall المبصراتvisible things بناظريto my eye
كأن جميع المبصرات بناظري
حبيبيmy beloved وذاand this حكمdecree الغرامardent love لمنfor whoever يدريknows
حبيبي وذا حكم الغرام لمن يدري
As though everything visible to my eye
It's as if everything seen by my eyes
Were my beloved—and this is love's decree for whoever knows.
Is my beloved, such is love's rule for one who knows