فيin طرفكyour gaze ساجِرٌburning كَلاميmy speech أَبَداًalways
في طرفك ساجِرٌ كَلامي أَبَداً
هَذاthis وَيَضيقand it grows cramped فيin فَمٍa mouth منكfrom you بَداappeared
هَذا وَيَضيق في فَمٍ منك بَدا
In your gaze, my speech is ever ablaze.
My words are forever languid on your lips
Yet this grows cramped in your mouth as it comes forth.
Though too narrow for a mouth like yours
ذاthis مِنfrom لُطفsubtlety القَولspeech ومِنand from رِقَّتهِits delicacy
ذا مِن لُطف القَول ومِن رِقَّتهِ
كالماءِlike water بِلَونin the color ظرفِهِof its vessel قَدindeed وُجداwas found
كالماءِ بِلَون ظرفِهِ قَد وُجدا
This is from speech's subtlety and its delicacy:
With such gracious speech and gentle tone
Like water, it is found in its vessel's color.
Like water colored by its vessel’s hues