أياO شمسيmy sun وياand O قمريmy moon
أيا شمسي ويا قمري
وياand O سمعيmy hearing وياand O بصريmy sight
ويا سمعي ويا بصري
O my sun, and O my moon,
Oh my sun and oh my moon
And O my hearing, and O my sight,
Oh my hearing and oh my sight
وياand O نفسيmy soul التيwhich ذهبتcarried away
ويا نفسي التي ذهبت
بهاwith it عينايَmy two eyes بالنظرِthrough gazing
بها عينايَ بالنظرِ
And O my soul, which was carried away
Oh my soul that has gone
By my two eyes through gazing;
With my eyes in looking
ومنand you who لمdid not يبقِleave بالأحزاthrough sorrows (word begins)
ومن لم يبقِ بالأحزا
نِcompletion of ‘sorrows’ منof قلبيmy heart ولمand did not يذَرَspare
نِ من قلبي ولم يذَرَ
And you who, through sorrows, left
And whoever did not remain
Nothing of my heart, and spared nothing:
In my heart's grief and did not stay
أتيتُI was assailed بعينهِby his eye منfrom مأrefuge (word begins)
أتيتُ بعينهِ من مأ
منيmy refuge (word ends) ووقعتُand I fell فيinto حذريwhat I feared
مني ووقعتُ في حذري
I was assailed by his eye from my place of
I came with his eyes from my naivety
Safety, and fell into what I feared.
And I fell into my caution