انif تكنyou are غبتyou have vanished عنfrom عيونيmy eyes احتجاباin concealment
ان تكن غبت عن عيوني احتجابا
ايهاO البدرthe full moon فيin الحشاthe breast مثواكاyour dwelling
ايها البدر في الحشا مثواكا
If you have vanished from my eyes, concealing yourself,
If you have been absent from my eyes as a veil,
O full moon, your dwelling is within my breast.
O moon, your dwelling is in the thickets,
أنتyou فيin أسودthe black core of الفؤادthe heart ولكنand yet
أنت في أسود الفؤاد ولكن
اسودthe black pupil of العينthe eye يشتهيlongs انto يراكاsee you
اسود العين يشتهي ان يراكا
You are in the black core of my heart, and yet
You are in the blackness of my heart, but
the black pupil of my eye longs to see you.
The blackness of my eyes longs to see you