أناI أفديكَI would ransom you ماءُwater عينيَّmy two eyes نارُfire
أنا أفديكَ ماءُ عينيَّ نارُ
حينwhen أبكيكَI weep for you والدموعُand the tears الشَّرارُsparks
حين أبكيكَ والدموعُ الشَّرارُ
I would ransom you—the water of my eyes is fire
With my tears as fuel, my eyes are fire
when I weep for you, and the tears are sparks.
When I weep for you, and tears flare higher
ذُبْتُI melted away حتَّىso much that لوif فيon غِرارِthe edge of حُسامٍa sharp sword
ذُبْتُ حتَّى لو في غِرارِ حُسامٍ
نمتُI slept طولاًlengthwise ماnot ضاقَwas too narrow عنِّيfor me الغِرارthe sword’s edge
نمتُ طولاً ما ضاقَ عنِّي الغِرار
I have melted away so much that, if on a sword’s edge
Though I melt, as a sword in its sheath,
I slept lengthwise, the edge would not be too narrow for me.
I've slept too long, no sheath confines me
ولئنْand even though ذبتُI melted فيin هواكَlove for you فلمyet did not أُبI behold… (word fragment)
ولئنْ ذبتُ في هواكَ فلم أُب
صرك…you (completes 'I behold you') ممّاbecause تُذيبُكَmelt you الأبصارgazes
صرك ممّا تُذيبُكَ الأبصار
And though I have melted in love for you, I have not beheld
And if I melt for loving you, no shame
you, for gazes melt you.
Your beauty melts all eyes the same
أنتَyou نورٌlight مجسَّمٌembodied وكفاناand it suffices us
أنتَ نورٌ مجسَّمٌ وكفانا
أنthat تَجسَّمَtake bodily form الأنوارthe lights
أن تَجسَّمَ الأنوار
You are light embodied, and it is enough for us
You are embodied light, we ask no more
that lights take bodily form.
Than light embodied in its core
فنهارٌso a day تزورُyou visit فيهin it نهاراtwo days… (word fragment)
فنهارٌ تزورُ فيه نهارا
نِdual ending ('two days') وليلٌand a night تزورُyou visit فيهin it نهارday
نِ وليلٌ تزورُ فيه نهار
So a day on which you visit is two
A day that visits day, a night that knows
days, and a night on which you visit is day.
The visitations of the day it flows