لقياكmeeting you مُطَّلبيmy desire وغايةُand the ultimate aim مقصديmy purpose
لقياك مُطَّلبي وغايةُ مقصدي
وشفاءand the cure أسقاميmy ailments وأعذبand the sweetest مورديmy watering place
وشفاء أسقامي وأعذب موردي
Meeting you is my desire and my ultimate aim,
I found in you my aspiration and destination
And the cure for my ailments and my sweetest watering place.
And cure for my ailments and sweetest watering place
وحديثكand your speech السحرthe magic الحلالlawful لعلتيfor my affliction
وحديثك السحر الحلال لعلتي
أروىmore thirst-quenching منthan الماءِthe water الزلالlimpid لدىduring الصدىthirst
أروى من الماءِ الزلال لدى الصدى
And your speech—lawful magic for my affliction—
And your enchanting, lawful talk is remedy for my affliction
Quenches thirst better than limpid water when thirst strikes.
More gratifying than pure water at mountain springs
ولقدand indeed ذكرتكI remembered you والخطوبwhile calamities دوائرcircling
ولقد ذكرتك والخطوب دوائر
حوليaround me كماjust as دارَcircled السوارthe bracelet علىaround اليدِthe hand
حولي كما دارَ السوار على اليدِ
And indeed I remembered you while calamities circled
And I remembered you while troubles circled around me
Around me, as a bracelet circles the hand.
As a bracelet turns around the wrist
والنارand the fire فيin البركانِthe volcano شبflared up ضرامهاits blaze
والنار في البركانِ شب ضرامها
والطرفand the gaze طوّافroving بناaround us لاnot يهتديfinding its way
والطرف طوّاف بنا لا يهتدي
And the fire within the volcano blazed up,
And fire in the volcano kindled its embers
And the gaze roamed around us, unable to find its way.
And my gaze wandered among us, unable to find its way
فطربتso I rejoiced منfrom نظرlooking at اللهيبthe flame لأنهbecause it
فطربت من نظر اللهيب لأنه
يحكيresembles تلهّبَthe fiery glow خدكyour cheek المتوقدِblazing
يحكي تلهّبَ خدك المتوقدِ
So I rejoiced at the sight of the flame, for it
So I rejoiced at the sight of the flames because
Resembles the fiery glow of your blazing cheek.
They recall the glow of your burning cheek