أَثبَتُّ ما عايَنتُ مِن نَحوِها

أَثبَتُّ ما عايَنتُ مِن نَحوِها

بِمَحوِ ما عايَنتُ مِن نَحوي

بِمَحوِ ما عايَنتُ مِن نَحوي

I affirmed what I beheld from her side

I confirm what I have seen of her beauty

by effacing what I beheld from my own.

With erasure of what I have seen of myself

وَرُحتُ مِن راحِ هَواها وَلا

وَرُحتُ مِن راحِ هَواها وَلا

أَفَرِّقُ بَينَ السَكَرِ وَالصَحوِ

أَفَرِّقُ بَينَ السَكَرِ وَالصَحوِ

And from the wine of love for her I went on, and do not

I found respite from the wind of her love, yet I

distinguish between intoxication and sobriety.

Do not distinguish between intoxication and sobriety

أَمحو الَّذي أَثبَتُّ مِن حُسنِها

أَمحو الَّذي أَثبَتُّ مِن حُسنِها

وَأَشهَدُ الإِثباتَ بِالمَحوِ

وَأَشهَدُ الإِثباتَ بِالمَحوِ

I efface what I affirmed of her beauty,

I erase what I confirm of her beauty

and witness affirmation through effacement.

And testify to erasure with confirmation