روحٌa soul مُعَذَّبَةٌtormented وعينٌand an eye تَدْمَعُweeps
روحٌ مُعَذَّبَةٌ وعينٌ تَدْمَعُ
وحشاًand a heart تكادُalmost منfrom الهوىpassion تتقَطَّعُis torn apart
وحشاً تكادُ من الهوى تتقَطَّعُ
A tormented soul, and an eye that weeps,
And a heart nearly torn apart by love.
أشكوI lament هواكِlove for you إليكto you شكوىthe lament of مُدنَفٍone wasting away
أشكو هواكِ إليك شكوى مُدنَفٍ
عَدِمَhas lost الكرىsleep فجفونُهso his eyelids ماdo not تَهجَعslumber
عَدِمَ الكرى فجفونُه ما تَهجَع
I lament my love for you to you, like one wasting away,
Bereft of sleep, whose eyelids never rest.
صبٌّa passionate lover أضرَّhas harmed بهhim الهوىpassion ففؤادُهso his heart
صبٌّ أضرَّ به الهوى ففؤادُه
منfrom جَهدthe strain of حبكِloving you مستهامٌlove-distraught موجَعaching
من جَهد حبكِ مستهامٌ موجَع
A lover whom passion has harmed; his heart
Is love-distraught and aching from the strain of loving you.
ياO منone who تضرُّharms العالمينَall people بطرفهاwith her glance
يا من تضرُّ العالمينَ بطرفها
وإذاand when تُرادُshe is sought لدفعِto ward off ضُرٍّharm تَدفَعshe wards it off
وإذا تُرادُ لدفعِ ضُرٍّ تَدفَع
O you whose glance harms all the world,
Yet when sought to ward off harm, you ward it off.
كيفhow احتيالُthe resourcefulness of فتىًa youth ضعيفٍfrail جسمُهhis body
كيف احتيالُ فتىً ضعيفٍ جسمُه
فيمنwith one who يضرُّharms بناظريهwith his two eyes وَينفَعand helps
فيمن يضرُّ بناظريه وَينفَع
What recourse has a youth whose body is frail
With one whose two eyes both harm and help?
ولقدand indeed مَلأتِyou have filled القلبَthe heart منكfrom you محبَّةًwith love
ولقد مَلأتِ القلبَ منك محبَّةً
وهوىًand passion فماso there is no لسواكِfor anyone but you فيهin it مَوَضِعroom
وهوىً فما لسواكِ فيه مَوَضِع
And indeed, you have filled the heart with love for you
And passion—so there is no room in it for anyone else.