ملحٌ أجاجٌ يغرق العين التي

ملحٌ أجاجٌ يغرق العين التي

يوماً رأتكَ فأدمنت فيك الأرقْ

يوماً رأتكَ فأدمنت فيك الأرقْ

Bitter salt drowns the eye that

Bitter, burning salt drowning the eye that

Once saw you and grew addicted to sleeplessness over you.

Once saw you, now addicted, restless for you.

لو كنتُ أعلم أنّ شوقي مهلكي

لو كنتُ أعلم أنّ شوقي مهلكي

ما قدتُ فيك مراكبي نحو الغرقْ

ما قدتُ فيك مراكبي نحو الغرقْ

Had I known that my longing would be my undoing,

Had I known this yearning would be my ruin

I would not have steered my boats within you toward drowning.

I'd not have sailed my ships toward their wreck.