حَلَّت بِقَلبي وَثَوَت

حَلَّت بِقَلبي وَثَوَت

شَمسٌ لَها البدر حَسَد

شَمسٌ لَها البدر حَسَد

She settled in my heart and stayed—

A sun has set in my heart and camped there

a sun whom the full moon envied.

A moon, for her the full moon is envious

حَرُّ هَواها لم يَزَل

حَرُّ هَواها لم يَزَل

يُضني الفؤادَ والجَسد

يُضني الفؤادَ والجَسد

The heat of love for her has never ceased

The heat of her love does not cease

to wear down the heart and body.

It makes the heart and body suffer

لا تعجَبوا من حَرِّه

لا تعجَبوا من حَرِّه

فالشَمسُ في قَلب الأَسَد

فالشَمسُ في قَلب الأَسَد

Do not marvel at its heat,

Be not astonished at its heat

for the sun is in the Lion’s heart.

For the sun is in the heart of the lion