ياO أَقْتَلَdeadliest الناسِof all people أَلْحاظاًin glances وأَعذَبهُمْand sweetest of them
يا أَقْتَلَ الناسِ أَلْحاظاً وأَعذَبهُمْ
رِيقاًin saliva مَتَىwhen كَانَwas فِيكَin you الصَّابُbitter sap والعَسَلُand honey
رِيقاً مَتَى كَانَ فِيكَ الصَّابُ والعَسَلُ
O deadliest of people in glances, and sweetest of them
in saliva—when did bitter sap and honey meet in you?
فيon صَحْنِthe expanse of خَدِّكَyour cheek وهيَwhile it is الشَّمْسُthe sun طالِعةٌrising
في صَحْنِ خَدِّكَ وهيَ الشَّمْسُ طالِعةٌ
وَرْدٌroses يَزِيدُكَgives you more فيهin it الرَّاحُwine والخَجَلُand bashfulness
وَرْدٌ يَزِيدُكَ فيه الرَّاحُ والخَجَلُ
On the expanse of your cheek, while the sun is rising,
are roses whose blush wine and bashfulness deepen.
إيمانُfaith حُبِّكَlove for you فيin قلبيmy heart تُجَدِّدُهُrenews it
إيمانُ حُبِّكَ في قلبي تُجَدِّدُهُ
مِنْfrom خَدِّكyour cheek الكُتْبُthe scriptures أوor مِنْfrom لَحْظِكَyour glance الرُّسلُthe messengers
مِنْ خَدِّك الكُتْبُ أو مِنْ لَحْظِكَ الرُّسلُ
Faith in loving you is renewed within my heart
by scriptures from your cheek, or messengers from your glance.
إنif كُنْتَyou are تُنْكِرdeny أَنّيthat I عَبْدُa slave دَوْلَتِكُمْyour dominion
إن كُنْتَ تُنْكِر أَنّي عَبْدُ دَوْلَتِكُمْ
مُرْنِيcommand me بماwith whatever شِئْتَyou wish آتيهِI shall do it وأَمْتَثِلُand I obey
مُرْنِي بما شِئْتَ آتيهِ وأَمْتَثِلُ
If you deny that I am a slave to your dominion,
command me to do whatever you wish; I shall do it and obey.
لَوِif اطَّلعْتَyou looked علىinto قَلْبيmy heart وَجَدْتَyou would find بِهِin it
لَوِ اطَّلعْتَ على قَلْبي وَجَدْتَ بِهِ
مِنْfrom فِعْلِthe action of عَيْنَيكَyour two eyes جُرْحاًa wound لَيْسَdoes not يَنْدَمِلُheal
مِنْ فِعْلِ عَيْنَيكَ جُرْحاً لَيْسَ يَنْدَمِلُ
Were you to look into my heart, you would find there
a wound wrought by your eyes that does not heal.
Translation model: Sol 6.1