أَرَى نَارَ وَجْدِي أَطْفَأَتْنِي وَلا تُطْفَى

أَرَى نَارَ وَجْدِي أَطْفَأَتْنِي وَلا تُطْفَى

وَسِرَّ غَرامي قَدْ خَفيْتُ وَلا يَخْفَى

وَسِرَّ غَرامي قَدْ خَفيْتُ وَلا يَخْفَى

I see the fire of my longing has extinguished me, yet it is not extinguished.

I see the fire of passion extinguished me, yet it is not extinguished,

And I have concealed the secret of my passion, yet it is not hidden.

And the secret of my love I have hidden, yet it is not hidden.

كَأَنَّ الصَّبَا أَهْدَتْ إِليَّ تَحيَّةً

كَأَنَّ الصَّبَا أَهْدَتْ إِليَّ تَحيَّةً

تُعَرِّفها نَشْراً وتَنْشُرهَا عَرْفا

تُعَرِّفها نَشْراً وتَنْشُرهَا عَرْفا

As though the east wind had offered me a greeting,

As if the morning breeze sent me a greeting,

Perfuming it with scent and spreading it as fragrance.

Announcing it openly, spreading it subtly.

وَبَيْنَ بُيوتِ النَّازِلينَ على الحِمَى

وَبَيْنَ بُيوتِ النَّازِلينَ على الحِمَى

غَزالٌ أبى أنْ يَعرِفَ الوَصْلَ والعَطْفَا

غَزالٌ أبى أنْ يَعرِفَ الوَصْلَ والعَطْفَا

And among the dwellings of those camped on the protected grounds

And between the homes of travelers atop the hill,

Is a gazelle who has refused to know union and tenderness.

A gazelle refused to know union or separation.