لاحتappeared سحراًbefore dawn لزائرfor the visitor to الخيفal-Khayf بروقflashes of lightning
لاحت سحراً لزائر الخيف بروق
فازددتso I grew بهاbecause of them شوقاًin longing وماand not زلتI ceased مشوقfilled with longing
فازددت بها شوقاً وما زلت مشوق
Lightning flashed before dawn for the visitor to al-Khayf.
Dawn gleamed like lightning on Al-Khief's visitor
So my longing grew because of it, and I have not ceased to yearn.
It kindled in me longing that has not yet faded
البارقthe lightning علىover الخيفal-Khayf اذاwhenever
البارق على الخيف اذا
ماever (emphatic) أومضflashed إلاexcept that واعترىand seized القلبthe heart خفوقa flutter
ما أومض إلا واعترى القلب خفوق
Whenever the lightning over al-Khayf
When lightning flashes on Al-Khief
flashed, a flutter would always seize the heart.
My heart throbs each time it flickers