عيْني جَنَتْ فعَلامَ تحْرَقُ أضْلُعي

عيْني جَنَتْ فعَلامَ تحْرَقُ أضْلُعي

أبِما جَنى جارٌ يعَذَّبُ جارُ

أبِما جَنى جارٌ يعَذَّبُ جارُ

My eye has sinned—so why are my ribs burned?

My eyes turned into gardens, so why does my chest burn?

Is one neighbor tormented for another neighbor’s wrongdoing?

Why should a neighbour be tormented for the sins of another?

يا قَلْبُ لا تُدْهِشْكَ نيرانُ الهَوى

يا قَلْبُ لا تُدْهِشْكَ نيرانُ الهَوى

فكَنارِ إبْراهيمَ تلكَ النارُ

فكَنارِ إبْراهيمَ تلكَ النارُ

O heart, do not let the fires of passion dismay you.

O my heart, do not be startled by the fires of passion,

For that fire is like Abraham’s fire.

For this is the fire of Abraham.

فاصْبِرْ على ما حُمِّلوا تَنَلِ المُنى

فاصْبِرْ على ما حُمِّلوا تَنَلِ المُنى

بالسّبْكِ أدْرَكَ نَقْشَهُ الدينارُ

بالسّبْكِ أدْرَكَ نَقْشَهُ الدينارُ

So endure what they were made to bear, and you will attain your wishes.

So be patient with what has been decreed and you will attain your wishes,

Through casting, the dinar acquired its imprint.

Just as consistent minting gives the dinar its engraved form.