لا تَعد في لحظةٍ يا بصري

لا تَعد في لحظةٍ يا بصري

وأنجُ من مُلكِ الهوى بالحذَرِ

وأنجُ من مُلكِ الهوى بالحذَرِ

Do not look again, even for an instant, O my sight;

Do not glance again, O my sight,

and escape love’s dominion by keeping wary.

And escape love's dominion through caution.

لم يَعد قلبي إلى موضعِه

لم يَعد قلبي إلى موضعِه

بك مذ أسلمتهُ للنظرِ

بك مذ أسلمتهُ للنظرِ

My heart has not returned to its place

My heart has not returned to its place,

because of you, since I surrendered it to gazing.

Because of you, since you surrendered it to gazing.

فإذا عادَ فإن شِئتَ فَعُد

فإذا عادَ فإن شِئتَ فَعُد

وتهيا للبكا والسهَرِ

وتهيا للبكا والسهَرِ

If it returns, then—if you wish—return,

Then, if it returns, return if you wish,

and prepare yourself for tears and sleeplessness.

And prepare yourself for weeping and sleeplessness.

وارمهِ بالوَجدِ والشوقِ معاً

وارمهِ بالوَجدِ والشوقِ معاً

والتصابي والضَّنى والفِكَرِ

والتصابي والضَّنى والفِكَرِ

Pelt it with passion and longing together,

And assail it with passion and longing together,

with youthful amorous folly, wasting lovesickness, and brooding thoughts.

And youthful dalliance, wasting sickness, and thoughts.