ناعِسُ الجَفنِ قالَ لي بِدَلالٍ

ناعِسُ الجَفنِ قالَ لي بِدَلالٍ

أَحَقيقٌ أَن لَيسَ يوجَدُ سِحرُ

أَحَقيقٌ أَن لَيسَ يوجَدُ سِحرُ

A drowsy-eyed one said to me, coyly,

The drowsy-eyed one said to me coyly,

“Is it true that magic does not exist?”

“Is it true that no magic exists?”

قُلتُ هَذا رَأبي القَديمُ وَلَكِن

قُلتُ هَذا رَأبي القَديمُ وَلَكِن

جِدلِيَ اليَومَ مِن عُيونِكَ أَمرُ

جِدلِيَ اليَومَ مِن عُيونِكَ أَمرُ

I said, “That was my old opinion—but

I said, “That is my long-held view, but

today, because of your eyes, a new thought has come to me.”

Today something new has arisen for me from your eyes.”