رأيتكI saw you باكيةًweeping فرأيتُand then I saw
رأيتك باكيةً فرأيتُ
دموعَtears الصباحِthe morning وزهرand blossoms الربيعspring
دموعَ الصباحِ وزهر الربيع
I saw you weeping, and then I saw
I saw you crying, so I saw
morning’s tears and spring’s blossoms,
the tears of dawn and the flowers of spring
منسقةًarranged كاللآليlike pearls تحليadorn
منسقةً كاللآلي تحلي
جبينَbrow الورودthe roses بشكلٍin a form بديعwondrous
جبينَ الورود بشكلٍ بديع
arrayed like pearls, adorning
arranged like twinkling stars adorning
the roses’ brow in wondrous fashion.
the forehead of roses in a wonderful way
هيthey الشهبُthe shooting stars تغربset فيin المشرقينthe two easts
هي الشهبُ تغرب في المشرقين
وخدَّاكand your two cheeks مغربُthe setting place شهبِshooting stars الدموعthe tears
وخدَّاك مغربُ شهبِ الدموع
They are shooting stars setting in the two easts,
They are the falling stars setting in the two easts
and your two cheeks are where the shooting stars of tears set.
and your cheeks are the sunset of the tears' falling stars
يرفرفُflutters جفنكyour eyelid إمّاwhenever هوتthey fell
يرفرفُ جفنك إمّا هوت
فيخفقُso throbs قلبيmy heart بنارwith the fire of الولوعardent love
فيخفقُ قلبي بنار الولوع
Your eyelid flutters whenever they fall,
your eyelids flutter, did they fall
and my heart throbs with the fire of ardent love.
so my heart flutters with the fire of passion
كأنَّas though بصدريin my breast شيئاًsomething يهزُّstirs
كأنَّ بصدري شيئاً يهزُّ
مشاعرَfeelings روحيmy soul ويذكيand kindles الضلوعthe ribs
مشاعرَ روحي ويذكي الضلوع
As though something in my breast were stirring
It is as if something in my chest shakes
my soul’s feelings and setting my ribs aflame.
the feelings of my soul and kindles my ribs
وإنand although كنتyou had أضبتنيyou melted me away وهجرتِand you forsook
وإن كنت أضبتني وهجرتِ
وخلَّفتِand you left قلبيmy heart حليفَa companion of الهلوعanguish
وخلَّفتِ قلبي حليفَ الهلوع
And though you had melted me away and forsaken me,
And if you disappointed me and abandoned me
and left my heart a companion of anguish,
and left my heart the companion of anguish
ولكنbut دموعُكyour tears لاشتdissolved قوايmy strength
ولكن دموعُك لاشت قواي
فهاso behold أناI ذاthis one أتمنّىI long for الرجوعreturn
فها أنا ذا أتمنّى الرجوع
yet your tears have dissolved my strength;
But your tears have ignited my strength
so here I am, longing to return
so here I am wishing to return
إلىto السقمsickness واليأسand despair والموتand death فيكِin you
إلى السقم واليأس والموت فيكِ
فكُفّيso cease البكاءَweeping وصونيand safeguard الدموعthe tears
فكُفّي البكاءَ وصوني الدموع
to sickness, despair, and death for love of you.
to the sickness, despair and death in you
So cease your weeping and spare your tears.
So cease your crying and spare me the tears