إِنَّنيindeed I وَدَّعتُI bade farewell to قَلبيmy heart طائِعاًwillingly
إِنَّني وَدَّعتُ قَلبي طائِعاً
بَينَamong سِحرٍSihr وَضِياءٍand Diya وَخُنُثand Khunuth
بَينَ سِحرٍ وَضِياءٍ وَخُنُث
Indeed, I willingly bade my heart farewell,
Among Sihr, Diya, and Khunuth.
يَتَنازَعنَthey vie for الهَوىlove مِنfrom ذيone possessed of هَوىًlove
يَتَنازَعنَ الهَوى مِن ذي هَوىً
آمِناتٍsecure عَهدَهُhis pledge لاnot يَنتَكِثis broken
آمِناتٍ عَهدَهُ لا يَنتَكِث
They vie for a lover's love,
Secure in his pledge, which will not be broken.
وَإِذاand when سِحرٌSihr أَتَتshe came زائِرَةًas a visitor
وَإِذا سِحرٌ أَتَت زائِرَةً
كَشَفَتdispelled رُؤيَةُthe sight of سِحرٍSihr كُلَّevery بَثّsorrow
كَشَفَت رُؤيَةُ سِحرٍ كُلَّ بَثّ
And whenever Sihr comes to visit,
The sight of Sihr dispels every sorrow.
واah! بِنَفسيwith my own life مِنfor حَبيبٍa beloved زائِرٍvisiting
وا بِنَفسي مِن حَبيبٍ زائِرٍ
غَيرِnot مَملولٍtired of عَلىdespite طولِthe length of اللَبَثthe stay
غَيرِ مَملولٍ عَلى طولِ اللَبَث
Ah, my life for a beloved visitor,
Of whom one never tires, however long the stay.