ياO راقداًsleeper عارياًbare منof ثوبthe garment of اسقاميmy ailments
يا راقداً عارياً من ثوب اسقامي
هبgrant الرقادsleep لعينto an eye جفنهاits eyelid دامbleeding
هب الرقاد لعين جفنها دام
O sleeper, untouched by the garment of my afflictions,
O sleeper, bare of the garment of my ailments,
grant slumber to an eye whose lid is bleeding.
Grant sleep to an eye whose lid is bleeding.
لاmay not خلصfree اللهGod قلبيmy heart منfrom يديthe two hands of رشأa young gazelle
لا خلص الله قلبي من يدي رشأ
رؤياthe vision of رجائيmy hope لهfor him أضغاثtangles of أحلامdreams
رؤيا رجائي له أضغاث أحلام
May God never free my heart from the hands of a fawn;
May God never free my heart from the hands of a young gazelle;
my hoped-for vision of him is a jumble of dreams.
The vision of my hope for him is a tangle of dreams.
