ليسis not البيانوthe piano الذيthat راحتbegan to تحركهset it in motion
ليس البيانو الذي راحت تحركه
يداكyour two hands أطوعَmore responsive منthan قلبيmy heart وأفكاريand my thoughts
يداك أطوعَ من قلبي وأفكاري
The piano that began to be played
Not the piano that your hands move
by your hands is no more responsive than my heart and thoughts.
Is more pliant than my heart and thoughts
لمستِهِyou touched it فتمشّىand then coursed السحرmagic بيthrough me فكماand just as
لمستِهِ فتمشّى السحر بي فكما
تهتزvibrate أوتارهits strings تهتزvibrate أوتاريmy strings
تهتز أوتاره تهتز أوتاري
You touched it, and magic coursed through me; and just as
You touched it, so magic walked in me, so as
its strings vibrate, so do my strings.
Its strings vibrate, my strings vibrate