بُليتI was afflicted بهby him حجازيّHijazi التسمّيby name
بُليت به حجازيّ التسمّي
برمحwith a spear القَدّof stature قدindeed أمسىhas become يُغازيwaging war
برمح القَدّ قد أمسى يُغازي
I have been afflicted by him, Hijazi by name;
My soul is afflicted with love for a Hejazi maiden
With the spear of his stature, he has taken to waging war.
Whose slender form fights with a spear.
أضاعcaused to be lost القلبthe heart منيfrom me فيin هواهlove for him
أضاع القلب مني في هواه
بطرفwith a glance قدindeed سطاstruck fiercely عندat البرازsingle combat
بطرف قد سطا عند البراز
He made me lose my heart in my love for him,
She has stolen my heart with her glances -
With a glance that struck fiercely in single combat.
Eyes that she raised on the battlefield.
ومنand among عجبwonders الهوىof love فيin مصرEgypt جسميmy body
ومن عجب الهوى في مصر جسمي
وقلبيand my heart ضاعwas lost فيin طرفedge; also gaze الحجازthe Hijaz
وقلبي ضاع في طرف الحجاز
And among love’s wonders: my body is in Egypt,
How strange is love's power over my body,
While my heart is lost at the edge of the Hijaz.
While my heart is lost to a glance from Hejaz.