دَعا بِفِراقِ مَن تَهوى أَبانُ

دَعا بِفِراقِ مَن تَهوى أَبانُ

فَفاضَ الدَمعُ وَاِحتَرَقَ الجَنانُ

فَفاضَ الدَمعُ وَاِحتَرَقَ الجَنانُ

Abān called for parting from the one you love;

The call of parting from the one I love caused

so tears overflowed, and the heart burned.

Tears to overflow and my soul to burn

كَأَنَّ شَرارَةً وَقَعَت بِقَلبي

كَأَنَّ شَرارَةً وَقَعَت بِقَلبي

لَها في مُقلَتي وَدَمي اِستِنانُ

لَها في مُقلَتي وَدَمي اِستِنانُ

As though a spark had fallen into my heart,

As if a spark fell upon my heart

racing through my eye and my blood.

Kindling flames in my tears and blood

إِذا أَنشَدتُ أَو نَسَمَت عَلَيها

إِذا أَنشَدتُ أَو نَسَمَت عَلَيها

رِياحُ الصَيفِ هاجَ لَها دُخانُ

رِياحُ الصَيفِ هاجَ لَها دُخانُ

Whenever I recite verse, or it is breathed upon

Whenever I recite poetry or the summer breezes

by summer winds, smoke rises from it.

Blow upon it, the smoke rises for her