وقالواand they said هويتyou fell in love with غزالاًa gazelle ربيباtenderly reared
وقالوا هويت غزالاً ربيبا
وبدرand a full moon تمامٍat its fullness وغصناًand a bough رطيباfresh and tender
وبدر تمامٍ وغصناً رطيبا
They said, 'You fell in love with a tenderly reared gazelle,
A moon at its fullness, and a tender bough.'
فقلتُso I said وكيفَand how لمنعِfor restraining الفؤادِthe heart
فقلتُ وكيفَ لمنعِ الفؤادِ
وقدwhen already ملكتهhave made him master of العيونُthe eyes القلوباthe hearts
وقد ملكته العيونُ القلوبا
So I said, 'How could the heart be restrained,
When those eyes have made him master of hearts?'
ومكتئبِand one sorrowful القلبِof heart باكيweeping العيونِof eyes
ومكتئبِ القلبِ باكي العيونِ
حَوىhas gained بالتذكرِthrough remembrance قلباًa heart مجيباresponsive
حَوى بالتذكرِ قلباً مجيبا
And one sorrowful at heart, with weeping eyes,
Has gained, through remembrance, a responsive heart.
كأنas though كرىthe slumber of مقلتيهِhis two eyes جرىflowed
كأن كرى مقلتيهِ جرى
معwith الدمعِthe tears يسعدُconsoling دمعاًtears غريباforlorn
مع الدمعِ يسعدُ دمعاً غريبا
As though the slumber of his eyes had flowed
With the tears, consoling forlorn tears.