رَنَا وفي طَرْفِهِ اِحْمِرارٌ

رَنَا وفي طَرْفِهِ اِحْمِرارٌ

يغُضُّ من سِحْر مُقْلَتَيْهِ

يغُضُّ من سِحْر مُقْلَتَيْهِ

He gazed, and in his eye was a redness

My companion's eye was moist and red

that diminished the enchantment of his two eyes.

Diminishing the magic of his gaze

وَفاضَ مِن نَرْجسَيْهِ ماءٌ

وَفاضَ مِن نَرْجسَيْهِ ماءٌ

ضرَّجَهُ ورْدُ وجْنَتَيْهِ

ضرَّجَهُ ورْدُ وجْنَتَيْهِ

And water overflowed from his two narcissi,

Dew dripped from his narcissi

dyed crimson by the roses of his cheeks.

Dyeing his cheeks and gardens

فقلتُ يا مُمْرِضِي بوجهٍ

فقلتُ يا مُمْرِضِي بوجهٍ

أَظنُّ دائي سَرى إِليهِ

أَظنُّ دائي سَرى إِليهِ

So I said, “O you who sicken me with a face

I said: "Oh healer of my soul

to which, I think, my illness has spread!

I think my sickness has spread to you"

هَيهاتَ لا تَجْحَدَنَّ قتْلي

هَيهاتَ لا تَجْحَدَنَّ قتْلي

هذا دمي شاهدٌ عليهِ

هذا دمي شاهدٌ عليهِ

Far from it! Do not deny having slain me;

Alas - do not deny you've killed me

this is my blood, bearing witness to it.”