ياO قاتِلَslayer of صَبِّهِhis lovesick lover بِسَهميwith the two arrows of نَظَرِهhis gaze
يا قاتِلَ صَبِّهِ بِسَهمي نَظَرِه
ماwhat ظَرَّكَwould harm you لَوif أَرَحتَهُyou relieved him مِنof سَهرِهhis sleeplessness
ما ظَرَّكَ لَو أَرَحتَهُ مِن سَهرِه
O you who slay your lovesick lover with the twin arrows of your gaze,
What harm would it do you to relieve him of his sleeplessness?
أَدرِكنِيَrescue me إِنif شِئتَyou wish وَأَنعِمand be thorough نَظَراًin looking
أَدرِكنِيَ إِن شِئتَ وَأَنعِم نَظَراً
قالقَلبُfor the heart مَضىhas departed وَمُهجَتيand my life's blood فيin أَثَرِهits wake
قالقَلبُ مَضى وَمُهجَتي في أَثَرِه
Rescue me, if you wish, and look closely:
For the heart has departed, and my life's blood follows in its wake.