ظبيٌ تنعّم في الفؤاد ومُهجتي

ظبيٌ تنعّم في الفؤاد ومُهجتي

قد عُذّبت من خدّه بجمار

قد عُذّبت من خدّه بجمار

A gazelle has enjoyed bliss in my heart, while my soul

A gazelle enjoying in my heart and my innermost being

has been tormented with embers from his cheek.

I have been tormented by his cheek with embers

أرأيت يوما أو سمعت مُعذّبا

أرأيت يوما أو سمعت مُعذّبا

في جنّة ومُنعّما في النّار

في جنّة ومُنعّما في النّار

Have you ever seen or heard of one tormented

Have you ever seen or heard of one being tormented

in paradise, and one enjoying bliss in the fire?

In Paradise, yet suffering in the Fire