أياO قمراًmoon فيin وجنتيهhis two cheeks نعيمُbliss
أيا قمراً في وجنتيه نعيمُ
وبينand between ضلوعيmy ribs منfrom هواهlove of him جحيمُhell
وبين ضلوعي من هواه جحيمُ
O moon, whose cheeks hold bliss,
Oh moon with bliss in his cheeks
And between my ribs is hell from love of him.
And within my ribs from his love a hell
إلىfor كمhow long أُقاسيI endure منكfrom you روعاًterror وقسوةًand cruelty
إلى كم أُقاسي منك روعاً وقسوةً
وصَرماًand estrangement وسقماًand sickness إنindeed ذاthis لعظيمُsurely grave
وصَرماً وسقماً إن ذا لعظيمُ
For how long must I endure terror and cruelty from you,
To how much I suffer from you panic and cruelty
And estrangement and sickness? This is grave indeed.
And illness and disease, indeed that is great
وأنّيand I لأنهيI surely restrain النفسthe soul عنكfrom you تجلُّداًsteeling myself
وأنّي لأنهي النفس عنك تجلُّداً
وأزعمَand I claim أنّيthat I بالسلوِّof forgetting زعيمُa guarantor
وأزعمَ أنّي بالسلوِّ زعيمُ
And I do restrain my soul from you, steeling myself,
And I almost end my soul from you endurance
And claim that I can guarantee forgetting you.
And I claim that I am with patience a leader
فأنthen if خطرتcrossed بالقلبthrough the heart ذكراكthe thought of you خطرةًonce
فأن خطرت بالقلب ذكراك خطرةً
ظلِلتُI remained بلاwithout لُبٍّreason إليكَtoward you أهيمُI wander lovesick
ظلِلتُ بلا لُبٍّ إليكَ أهيمُ
Then, if the thought of you crosses my heart just once,
So if you crossed my heart with a mention
I remain bereft of reason, wandering lovesick toward you.
I raced to you mindlessly, lost