لَئِنif indeed ظَهَرتappeared فيin مُقلةِthe eye of الحبthe beloved حُمرَةٌredness
لَئِن ظَهَرت في مُقلةِ الحب حُمرَةٌ
فَماthen not ذاكَthat داءٌan illness يُختشىis feared مِنbecause of بَقائِهِits persistence
فَما ذاكَ داءٌ يُختشى مِن بَقائِهِ
Though redness has appeared in the beloved’s eye,
Though redness has appeared in the beloved's eye,
it is no illness whose lingering need be feared.
That is no illness whose persistence need be feared.
وَلَكِنَّهاbut it سَيفٌa sword أَصابَتstruck ادَاunclear as written الهَوىpassion
وَلَكِنَّها سَيفٌ أَصابَت ادَا الهَوى
فَطارَso flew رَشاشٌa spray نَحوَهاtoward it مِنfrom دِمائِهِhis blood
فَطارَ رَشاشٌ نَحوَها مِن دِمائِهِ
Rather, that eye is a sword: it struck love to the heart,
Rather, it is a sword that struck [unclear word] of passion,
and a spatter of love’s blood flew toward the eye.
And a spray of his blood flew toward it.
