بسفك دم الصّبّ المتيّم همّهُ

بسفك دم الصّبّ المتيّم همّهُ

كسفك علي باشا دماء عداته

كسفك علي باشا دماء عداته

His aim is to shed the blood of the ardent, love-enthralled lover,

With the shedding of the blood of the enamored youth his care,

As Ali Pasha sheds the blood of his enemies.

As Ali Pasha shed the blood of his enemies,

ألم تر سيف اللّحظ منهُ مجرّدا

ألم تر سيف اللّحظ منهُ مجرّدا

وذاك دم القتلى على وجناته

وذاك دم القتلى على وجناته

Have you not seen the sword of his glance unsheathed?

Have you not seen the naked sword of the moment from him,

And that is the blood of the slain upon his cheeks.

And the blood of the slain upon his cheeks?