إذاwhen مَسّtouch قلبيmy heart منfrom جحيمthe hell of الأسىsorrow جمرembers
إذا مَسّ قلبي من جحيم الأسى جمر
تفجّرerupts بركانa volcano لهit has حممٌlava كُثْرُabundant
تفجّر بركان له حممٌ كُثْرُ
When embers from sorrow’s hell touch my heart,
When my heart is touched by the hell of sorrow's ember
a volcano erupts, with lava in abundance.
A volcano erupts, spewing plentiful lava streams
هيit الحممthe lava الحمراءred ليسthere is not لهاfor it حصرa limit
هي الحمم الحمراء ليس لها حصر
ومنand from بعضهاsome of it هذاthis التأوّهsighing والشعرand poetry
ومن بعضها هذا التأوّه والشعر
It is red lava, beyond all measure;
It is the red-hot lava that knows no bounds
and this sighing and poetry are but part of it.
And from some of it comes this sighing and poetry