لمnot يزَلcease طَرفيmy gaze مطيعاobedient
لم يزَل طَرفي مطيعا
لكَto you ماnot ذاقَtasted هجوعاslumber
لكَ ما ذاقَ هجوعا
My gaze has ever remained obedient
My glances still obey
To you; it has never tasted slumber.
you though they've tasted sorrow.
وجفونُand the eyelids العينِof the eye تَبكيweep
وجفونُ العينِ تَبكي
كَfor you (attached pronoun) دُموعاtears فدموعاthen tears
كَ دُموعا فدموعا
And the eyelids weep
And my eyelids weep
For you, tears upon tears.
tears in torrents, tears in torrents.
ياO بديعاًwondrous one مُليءَwas filled القلthe heart (first fragment)
يا بديعاً مُليءَ القل
بُfinal fragment of 'the heart' بهِthrough him وَجداًardent longing بَديعاwondrous
بُ بهِ وَجداً بَديعا
O wondrous one, the heart was filled
O you whose heart brims over
Through him with wondrous longing.
with ecstasy and yearning purely!
إنindeed وجديmy ardent longing وعزائيand my solace
إن وجدي وعزائي
ذهباboth vanished فيكَin you جَميعاtogether
ذهبا فيكَ جَميعا
Indeed, my longing and my solace
For my love and consolation
Have both vanished in you.
in you completely have vanished.