أَما تَرى الغَيْمَ يا مَنْ قَلْبه قاسي

أَما تَرى الغَيْمَ يا مَنْ قَلْبه قاسي

كَأَنَّهُ أَنا مِقْياساً بِمِقْياسِ

كَأَنَّهُ أَنا مِقْياساً بِمِقْياسِ

Do you not see the cloud, O you whose heart is hard?

Do you see the clouds, O you whose heart is cruel

As though it were I, measure for measure:

As though it were I, a measure with my measure

قَطْرٌ كَدَمْعي وبَرْقٌ مِثْلَ نارِ جَوىً

قَطْرٌ كَدَمْعي وبَرْقٌ مِثْلَ نارِ جَوىً

في القَلْبِ مِنّي وريحٌ مِثْلَ أَنْفاسي

في القَلْبِ مِنّي وريحٌ مِثْلَ أَنْفاسي

Rain like my tears, and lightning like a fire of longing

A raindrop like my tear, lightning like the fire of my passion

Within my heart, and wind like my breaths.

In the heart from me, and wind like my breaths