وَناعورة دارَت فَدرت نَظيرها

وَناعورة دارَت فَدرت نَظيرها

وَقَد هاجَ بي وَجدي وَزادَ بِيَ الجَوى

وَقَد هاجَ بي وَجدي وَزادَ بِيَ الجَوى

And a waterwheel turned, so I turned like it;

A fountain circled and rolled, its likeness

And my longing surged within me, and love's anguish grew within me.

And it stirred me, my fervor increased, my inner heat

وَإِنّي لَقَد أَشبهتها غَيرَ أَنّها

وَإِنّي لَقَد أَشبهتها غَيرَ أَنّها

مَعَ الماءِ قَد دارَت وَدُرت مَعَ الهَوى

مَعَ الماءِ قَد دارَت وَدُرت مَعَ الهَوى

And I did indeed resemble it, except that it

And truly I resembled it, except that

Turned with the water, while I turned with love.

It circled with water and rolled with passion