قَلبيmy heart وَطَرفيand my gaze وَسَمعيand my hearing فيin هَواكُمlove for you وَقَعhas fallen
قَلبي وَطَرفي وَسَمعي في هَواكُم وَقَع
كَيفَhow العَمَلto proceed سادَتيmy masters ضاقَتhave grown cramped عَلَيَّaround me البُقَعthe places
كَيفَ العَمَل سادَتي ضاقَت عَلَيَّ البُقَع
My heart, my gaze, and my hearing have fallen in love with you.
My heart, my eyes, my ears are captivated by your love
What am I to do, my masters? All places have closed in on me.
How can I work, my masters, when the world seems too small
جودواbe generous عَلياto me وَداوواand heal ناظِريmy eye الشَقعbleared or sore (dialectal; uncertain)
جودوا عَليا وَداووا ناظِري الشَقع
وَماand what harm عَلَيكُمto you وَلوand even if عادواended up الأَعاديthe enemies فَقعbursting, apparently with rage
وَما عَلَيكُم وَلو عادوا الأَعادي فَقع
Be generous to me, and heal my bleared eye.
Be generous with me, heal my aching eyes
And what harm would it do you, even if the enemies ended up bursting with rage?
It is nothing to you, even if enemies return to attack