ياO ناظريmy eye انتyou جنيتyou brought on الهوىlove
يا ناظري انت جنيت الهوى
يومthe day استقلdeparted الحيthe tribe عنfrom ذيDhū طوىṬuwā
يوم استقل الحي عن ذي طوى
O my eye, you brought love upon me
O my viewer, you have reaped passion
the day the tribe departed from Dhū Ṭuwā.
The day the neighborhood became independent of the winding road
تاللَهBy God ماnot أدريI know متىwhen أرشقتshot arrows at
تاللَه ما أدري متى أرشقت
عيناكyour two eyes قلبيmy heart ياO غزالgazelle اللوىal-Liwā
عيناك قلبي يا غزال اللوى
By God, I know not when the arrows flew
By God, I do not know when your eyes shone
from your eyes into my heart, O gazelle of al-Liwā.
My heart, O gazelle of tenderness
أحيكDid your clan الطائيṬāʾī اغراكincite you بيagainst me
أحيك الطائي اغراك بي
لأعقدso I may raise العزglory عليهمover them لواa banner
لأعقد العز عليهم لوا
Did your Ṭāʾī clan incite you against me,
I allure you, the lost one, with me
so that I might raise a banner of glory over them?
To fasten glory upon them if I wish
حبis dear الىto قلبيmy heart الغزالthe gazelle الذيwho
حب الى قلبي الغزال الذي
كوىhe seared منof الأحشاءthe entrails ماwhat قدalready كوىhe seared
كوى من الأحشاء ما قد كوى
Dear to my heart is the gazelle who
The gazelle whom my heart loved
has seared what he has seared of my entrails.
And whose intestines burned what they burned