أمنْ لَيَّةِ البرقِ الحُجازِيِّ قَدْ لُوي

أمنْ لَيَّةِ البرقِ الحُجازِيِّ قَدْ لُوي

فُؤادُكَ يا رَبَّ الغرامِ فلمْ تُصْحُ

فُؤادُكَ يا رَبَّ الغرامِ فلمْ تُصْحُ

Was it the twist of Hijazi lightning that wrung

Is it from the Hijazi lightning bolt your heart is bent,

Your heart, O master of passion, so you did not regain your senses?

O lord of passion, yet you are not sober?

تَقولُ نَعمْ بورِكْتَ هذا هو الهَوَى

تَقولُ نَعمْ بورِكْتَ هذا هو الهَوَى

إشاراتُهُ متْنٌ وآثارُهُ شَرْحُ

إشاراتُهُ متْنٌ وآثارُهُ شَرْحُ

You say yes—blessed be you! This is love:

You say "yes, bless you", such is desire,

Its signs are the text, and its traces the commentary.

Its hints are text and its traces explanation.