بِقَلب الشّجى نارُ الغَرامِ تَلهّبَت

بِقَلب الشّجى نارُ الغَرامِ تَلهّبَت

فَأَبدَت دُخاناً قَد عَلا مِن جِنانِهِ

فَأَبدَت دُخاناً قَد عَلا مِن جِنانِهِ

In the sorrow-stricken one's heart, the fire of passion blazed;

With the heart burning in grief, the fire of love ignited

So it gave forth smoke that rose from his innermost heart.

Emitting smoke that rose high from its burning

وَإِنّي شَرِبتُ التّبغَ قَصداً لِيَختَفي

وَإِنّي شَرِبتُ التّبغَ قَصداً لِيَختَفي

دُخان عَلا مِن مُهجَتي بِدُخانِهِ

دُخان عَلا مِن مُهجَتي بِدُخانِهِ

And I smoked tobacco deliberately, so that

Though I drank tobacco intentionally to disguise

The smoke rising from my heart might be concealed by its smoke.

The smoke that billowed from my burning heart