دَعا أَبِيُّ اللَحظِ خَدّاكا

دَعا أَبِيُّ اللَحظِ خَدّاكا

وَاِمتَرَتِ الأَعيُنُ عَيناكا

وَاِمتَرَتِ الأَعيُنُ عَيناكا

Your cheeks beckoned the proud of gaze,

My father called your cheeks a fleeting moment

And your eyes milked tears from other eyes.

And eyes gazed upon your eyes

ما زِلتُ أَرجوكَ كَما لَم أَزَل

ما زِلتُ أَرجوكَ كَما لَم أَزَل

يا سَيِّدي مُذ كُنتُ أَخشاكا

يا سَيِّدي مُذ كُنتُ أَخشاكا

I have always hoped in you, just as I have always—

I still hope for you as I always have

My lord, since I came to be—feared you.

My lord since I feared you

وَاللَهِ لَو أُعطِيَ المُنى لَم أُرِد

وَاللَهِ لَو أُعطِيَ المُنى لَم أُرِد

إِلّا اِستِلاماً بِفَمي فاكا

إِلّا اِستِلاماً بِفَمي فاكا

By God, were I granted my wishes, I would desire

By God, if wishes were granted I would want

Only to kiss your mouth with mine.

Nothing but to kiss your mouth

قَد بَعُدَت هِمَّةُ مَن راحَ أَو

قَد بَعُدَت هِمَّةُ مَن راحَ أَو

أَصبَحَ يَوماً يَتَمَنّاكا

أَصبَحَ يَوماً يَتَمَنّاكا

Far-reaching indeed is the ambition of one who spends an evening or

The ambition of one who left or

A morning, on any day, longing for you.

One day hoped for you has waned