فَيَا شَعْرَهُ هَلْ فِيكَ لَيْلِيَ يَنْقَضِي

فَيَا شَعْرَهُ هَلْ فِيكَ لَيْلِيَ يَنْقَضِي

وَيَا صُبْحَهُ هَلْ فِيكَ صُبْحِي بَاسِمُ

وَيَا صُبْحَهُ هَلْ فِيكَ صُبْحِي بَاسِمُ

So, O his hair, will my night come to an end in you?

O night of mine, will you ever end?

And O his dawn, is my dawn smiling in you?

And O dawn of mine, does your smile herald my dawn?

وَيا طَرْفَهُ كَيْفَ السبيلُ لِمغْرَمٍ

وَيا طَرْفَهُ كَيْفَ السبيلُ لِمغْرَمٍ

عَلَيْكَ إلى وَصْلٍ وَسَيْفُكَ صارِمُ

عَلَيْكَ إلى وَصْلٍ وَسَيْفُكَ صارِمُ

And O his gaze, what path is there for one enamored

O eyes of mine, how can a lover reach you

Of you to reach union, when your sword is keen?

when your glances are swords that pierce the heart?

تَحَكَّمْ بِما تَهْوَى فَمَا أَنا مائِلٌ

تَحَكَّمْ بِما تَهْوَى فَمَا أَنا مائِلٌ

وَلا عَنْكَ يُثْنيني مِنَ الوَجْدِ لائمُ

وَلا عَنْكَ يُثْنيني مِنَ الوَجْدِ لائمُ

Rule as you please, for I will not turn away,

Do as you please, for I cannot resist,

Nor can any reproacher turn me from my passionate love for you.

nor can any blame deter me from passion.

وَلِي مُقْلَةٌ قَدْ أَمْطَر الشَّوْقُ سُحْبَهَا

وَلِي مُقْلَةٌ قَدْ أَمْطَر الشَّوْقُ سُحْبَهَا

فَفِي دَمْعِها حَتّى تَراكُمْ تَراكُمُ

فَفِي دَمْعِها حَتّى تَراكُمْ تَراكُمُ

And I have an eye whose clouds longing has made rain;

My eyes are clouded, longing has rained its clouds,

So its tears accumulate until it sees you.

so that tears on tears pour down without end.