لَئِن ظَهَرت في مُقلةِ الحب حُمرَةٌ

لَئِن ظَهَرت في مُقلةِ الحب حُمرَةٌ

فَما ذاكَ داءٌ يُختشى مِن بَقائِهِ

فَما ذاكَ داءٌ يُختشى مِن بَقائِهِ

If indeed redness appears in the beloved’s eye,

If redness appears in the eye of love,

that is no illness whose persistence need be feared.

It is no disease to be feared for its continuance.

وَلَكِنَّها سَيفٌ أَصابَت ادَا الهَوى

وَلَكِنَّها سَيفٌ أَصابَت ادَا الهَوى

فَطارَ رَشاشٌ نَحوَها مِن دِمائِهِ

فَطارَ رَشاشٌ نَحوَها مِن دِمائِهِ

Rather, it is a sword that struck [unclear word] of passion,

Rather it is a sword that struck the instruments of passion,

and a spray of his blood flew toward it.

And droplets flew towards it from its blood.