ياO مُخْجِلاًbringing shame لِلْبَدْرِto the full moon فيin حُسْنِهِits beauty
يا مُخْجِلاً لِلْبَدْرِ في حُسْنِهِ
وَزَائِداًand surpassing نُوراًin radiance عَلَىabove الشَّمسِthe sun
وَزَائِداً نُوراً عَلَى الشَّمسِ
O you who put the full moon’s beauty to shame,
O one who shames the full moon with his beauty,
And surpass the sun in radiance,
And surpasses the sun's radiance,
إِنَّindeed دُمُوعيmy tears فيكَfor you ياO سَيِّديmy lord
إِنَّ دُمُوعي فيكَ يا سَيِّدي
تَكَلَّمَتْhave spoken عَنْon behalf of أَلْسُنٍtongues خُرْسِmute
تَكَلَّمَتْ عَنْ أَلْسُنٍ خُرْسِ
Indeed, my tears for you, O my lord,
Indeed, my tears for you, my master,
Have spoken on behalf of mute tongues.
Spoke for muted tongues.
قُلْsay ليto me مَقالاًa statement واعْتَمِدْand ensure صِدْقَهُits truthfulness
قُلْ لي مَقالاً واعْتَمِدْ صِدْقَهُ
لأَيِّfor what شَيءٍthing قُتِلَتْwas slain نَفْسيmy soul
لأَيِّ شَيءٍ قُتِلَتْ نَفْسي
Tell me something, and ensure it is true:
Say to me something true,
For what reason was my soul slain?
For what reason was my soul slain?