ياO منyou who فُؤاديmy heart يُصليburns
يا من فُؤادي يُصلي
بحرّin the heat of شمسthe sun of جمالكyour beauty
بحرّ شمس جمالك
O you, my heart burns
in the heat of the sun of your beauty.
فهلis there, then لهُfor it منany مُقيلone who grants respite
فهل لهُ من مُقيل
يوماone day بظلّin the shade of وصالكunion with you
يوما بظلّ وصالك
Is there, then, one to grant it rest
one day in the shade of union with you?
وغُلّةُand the burning thirst of الشّوقlonging تُطفاis quenched
وغُلّةُ الشّوق تُطفا
بطيبwith the sweetness of وردa draught of زُلالكyour limpid water
بطيب ورد زُلالك
And longing’s burning thirst is quenched
by a sweet draught of your limpid water.