ذَهَبَdeparted الشبابُyouth فجئتِthen you came بعدafter ذهابِهits passing
ذَهَبَ الشبابُ فجئتِ بعد ذهابِه
تذكينَyou rekindle ماwhat أطفأتِهyou extinguished it بيديكِwith your two hands
تذكينَ ما أطفأتِه بيديكِ
Youth departed; then you came after its passing,
Youth has departed, and you've come after its going
Rekindling what you had extinguished with your own hands.
To rekindle what your hands extinguished
لتكادindeed, almost تلفحنيscorch me النسائمthe breezes كلماwhenever
لتكاد تلفحني النسائم كلما
حمَّلتُهاI burdened them حُرَقburning pangs الغرامof passionate love لديكِin your presence
حمَّلتُها حُرَق الغرام لديكِ
Indeed, the breezes almost scorch me whenever
The soft breezes nearly scorch me whenever
I burden them with love's burning pangs in your presence.
They carry the burning of passion for you
ألفىI find لهاbelonging to them وهجاًa glow علىupon خديكِyour two cheeks
ألفى لها وهجاً على خديكِ
وأرىand I see لهاbelonging to them جمراًembers علىupon شفتيكِyour two lips
وأرى لها جمراً على شفتيكِ
I find their glow upon your cheeks,
I find in them a glow on your cheek
And see their embers upon your lips.
And see in them embers on your lips
لاdo not تُدمِنيpersist in نظراًgazing إليَّat me فوfor, by الذيthe One who
لا تُدمِني نظراً إليَّ فو الذي
جَعَلَmade الهوىlove قَدَراًa destiny علىupon كفيكِyour two palms
جَعَلَ الهوى قَدَراً على كفيكِ
Do not keep gazing at me—for, by Him who
Don't torment me by looking at me, by Him
Made love a destiny upon your palms,
Who made love a destiny in your hands
ماnot تلتقيmeets عينيmy eye بعينِكِwith your eye لحظةًfor a moment
ما تلتقي عيني بعينِكِ لحظةً
إلاexcept that رأيتُI saw صبايَmy youth فيin عينيكِyour two eyes
إلا رأيتُ صبايَ في عينيكِ
Never does my eye meet yours for a moment
My eyes don't meet with your eyes a moment
But I see my youth in your eyes.
Unless I see my youth in your eyes