ليI have بالملاحwith the beautiful ones فؤادa heart والهٌbewildered with love كلفُbesotted
لي بالملاح فؤاد والهٌ كلفُ
وحينand when أُطبقI close جفنيmy eyelid بالدّماwith blood يكِفُit drips
وحين أُطبق جفني بالدّما يكِفُ
I have a heart, bewildered and besotted with the fair.
My heart was wounded by her glances,
And when I close my eyelid, it drips with blood.
And when I close my eyes with tears, it suffices.
قلبthe heart المشوقof the yearning lover كعودٍlike a stick أخضرٍgreen طرَفٌone end
قلب المشوق كعودٍ أخضرٍ طرَفٌ
بالنارin the fire يذكوblazes ويجريand flows بالدّماwith blood طرَفُan end
بالنار يذكو ويجري بالدّما طرَفُ
The yearning lover's heart is like a green stick: one end
The longing heart is like a green rod,
Blazes in the fire, while the other flows with blood.
Burning with fire, and flowing with tears.