وَارَتْ جُفُونِي مِنْ نُوَيْرَةَ كاسمِها

وَارَتْ جُفُونِي مِنْ نُوَيْرَةَ كاسمِها

ناراً تُضِلُّ وكلُّ نارٍ تُرْشِدُ

ناراً تُضِلُّ وكلُّ نارٍ تُرْشِدُ

My eyelids concealed, from Nuwayra, in keeping with her name,

My eyes have been sleepless because of her name

a fire that leads astray, while every fire guides.

A fire that leads astray, yet every fire gives guidance

والماءُ أنتِ وما يَصِحُ لِقَابِضٍ

والماءُ أنتِ وما يَصِحُ لِقَابِضٍ

والنار أَنتِ وفي الحَشَا تَتَوَقَّدُ

والنار أَنتِ وفي الحَشَا تَتَوَقَّدُ

And you are water, which no one can grasp;

You are the water, ungraspable

And you are fire, blazing within the breast.

You are the fire, blazing in the brushwood