ماءُ الصَبابَةِ نارُ الشَوقِ تَحدِرُهُ

ماءُ الصَبابَةِ نارُ الشَوقِ تَحدِرُهُ

فَهَل سَمِعتُم بِماءٍ فاضَ مِن نارِ

فَهَل سَمِعتُم بِماءٍ فاضَ مِن نارِ

The fire of longing sends passion’s tears streaming down;

The water of ardent love is made to flow by longing’s fire.

have you ever heard of water flowing forth from fire?

So have you heard of water that flowed from fire?

كَأَنَّ إِبريقَنا وَالقَطرُ في فَمِهِ

كَأَنَّ إِبريقَنا وَالقَطرُ في فَمِهِ

طَيرٌ تَناوَلَ ياقوتاً بِمِنقارِ

طَيرٌ تَناوَلَ ياقوتاً بِمِنقارِ

Our ewer, with the drop poised at its mouth, seems

It is as though our ewer, with drops in its mouth,

a bird that has taken a ruby in its beak.

Were a bird that had picked up a ruby with its beak.