العينُthe eye نارُfire المجوسِthe Magi
العينُ نارُ المجوسِ
والرّيقُand the saliva خمرُwine القسوسِthe priests
والرّيقُ خمرُ القسوسِ
The eye is the fire of the Magi.
The eye is the fire of the Magi
And saliva is the wine of priests.
And saliva is the wine of priests
باللهby God لاdo not تحرُمينيdeprive me
بالله لا تحرُميني
منof موقدٍa hearth وكؤوسand cups
من موقدٍ وكؤوس
By God, do not deprive me
By God, do not forbid me
Of a hearth and cups.
From a hearth and cups
هذيthis عبادةُworship حسنٍbeauty
هذي عبادةُ حسنٍ
فيهاin it خلاصُsalvation النفوسthe souls
فيها خلاصُ النفوس
This is the worship of beauty;
This is the worship of beauty
In it lies the salvation of souls.
In it is the salvation of souls
وإنand if تحجَّبتِyou veil yourself عنّيfrom me
وإن تحجَّبتِ عنّي
لاno عطرَperfume بعدَafter عروسʿArūs (a name in the proverb)
لا عطرَ بعدَ عروس
And if you veil yourself from me,
And if you veil yourself from me
There is no perfume after ʿArūs.
There will be no more fragrance of a bride
ماnot الأرضُthe earth إلاexcept ظلامٌdarkness
ما الأرضُ إلا ظلامٌ
إنif لمnot تُنَرis lit بشموسِby suns
إن لم تُنَر بشموسِ
The earth is nothing but darkness
The earth is but darkness
If it is not lit by suns.
If it is not lit by suns