بِمُهْجَتيin my heart سُلطانَa sovereign حُسْنٍof beauty غَدَاhe has become
بِمُهْجَتي سُلطانَ حُسْنٍ غَدَا
يَجُوزُhe passes; proceeds فيin الحُبِّlove وَلاand does not يَعْدِلُact justly
يَجُوزُ في الحُبِّ وَلا يَعْدِلُ
In my heart he has become a sovereign of beauty;
With my madness I gained a sultan's beauty at dawn
He goes his way in love and does not act justly.
He surpasses in love and cannot be equaled
ياO عاشِقيهhis lovers إحْذَرُواbeware صُدْغَهُhis temple-lock
يا عاشِقيه إحْذَرُوا صُدْغَهُ
فَهوَfor it is الحَشِيشيthe hashish-eater; assassin الَّذيthat يَقْتُلُkills
فَهوَ الحَشِيشي الَّذي يَقْتُلُ
O his lovers, beware his temple-lock:
Oh his lovers, beware his blow
For it is the hashish-eating assassin that kills.
For he is the hashishi that kills