أَيا مَن طَرفُهُ سِحرُ

أَيا مَن طَرفُهُ سِحرُ

وَمَن مَبسَمُهُ دُرُّ

وَمَن مَبسَمُهُ دُرُّ

O you whose glance is magic,

O you whose glance is enchantment,

And whose smiling mouth is pearls,

And whose smile is a string of pearls,

تَجاسَرتُ فَكاشَفتُ

تَجاسَرتُ فَكاشَفتُ

كَ لَمّا غُلِبَ الصَبرُ

كَ لَمّا غُلِبَ الصَبرُ

I dared, and confided in

I summoned my courage and revealed my heart to you

you, when patience was overcome.

When my patience was finally overcome.

وَما أَحسَنَ في مِثلِ

وَما أَحسَنَ في مِثلِ

كَ أَن يَنهَتِكَ السَترُ

كَ أَن يَنهَتِكَ السَترُ

And how lovely, with one like

And how fitting it is, for one such as you,

you, for the veil to be torn away!

That the veil of secrecy be torn away.

لَئِن عَنَّفَني الناسُ

لَئِن عَنَّفَني الناسُ

فَفي وَجهِكَ لي عُذرُ

فَفي وَجهِكَ لي عُذرُ

If people do rebuke me,

If people were to reproach me for this,

Then in your face lies my excuse.

In your face lies my clear excuse.

وَدَعني مِن مَواعيدِ

وَدَعني مِن مَواعيدِ

كَ إِذ ساعَتُكَ الدَهرُ

كَ إِذ ساعَتُكَ الدَهرُ

And spare me those promises of

Spare me from your endless promises,

yours—for your hour is an eternity—

Since your "hour" spans an eternity.

وَمِن قَولِكَ آتيكَ

وَمِن قَولِكَ آتيكَ

إِذا صُلِّيَتِ الظُهرُ

إِذا صُلِّيَتِ الظُهرُ

And your saying, 'I'll come to you

And from your saying, "I will come to you

When the noon prayer has been offered.'

When the noon prayer has been prayed."

فَلا وَاللَهِ لا تَبرَ

فَلا وَاللَهِ لا تَبرَ

حُ حَتّى يُبرَمَ الأَمرُ

حُ حَتّى يُبرَمَ الأَمرُ

So no, by God, you shall not de-

No, by God, you shall not depart

part until the matter is settled:

Until this matter is firmly settled:

فَإِمّا الهَجرُ وَالذَمُّ

فَإِمّا الهَجرُ وَالذَمُّ

وَإِمّا الوَصلُ وَالشُكرُ

وَإِمّا الوَصلُ وَالشُكرُ

Either estrangement and blame,

Either estrangement and blame,

Or union and gratitude.

Or loving union and gratitude.