مُقلةُ عَيني نَظَرَت

مُقلةُ عَيني نَظَرَت

وهي لِقلبي أشارَت

وهي لِقلبي أشارَت

The orb of my eye gazed,

My languid eyes glanced

And it signaled to my heart,

And to my heart they hinted

في وجهِ مَن أُحِبُّهُ

في وجهِ مَن أُحِبُّهُ

إذا السَّماءُ انفَطَرَت

إذا السَّماءُ انفَطَرَت

At the face of the one I love:

At the face of my beloved

When the sky splits apart.

If the sky was torn asunder

وأدمُعي من أجلِهِ

وأدمُعي من أجلِهِ

إذا البِحارُ فُجَّرَت

إذا البِحارُ فُجَّرَت

And my tears, for his sake—

And my tears for his sake

When the seas burst forth.

If the seas burst forth

ومُهجَتي من هَجرِهِ

ومُهجَتي من هَجرِهِ

إذا الجَحيمُ سُعِّرَت

إذا الجَحيمُ سُعِّرَت

And my heart's blood, from his desertion—

And my love from his estrangement

When Hell is set ablaze.

If hell was set ablaze

وخاطِري من حُبِّهِ

وخاطِري من حُبِّهِ

إذا النُّجومُ انكَدَرَت

إذا النُّجومُ انكَدَرَت

And my mind, from love of him—

And my thoughts of his love

When the stars fall and scatter.

If the stars were in turmoil

ظَبيٌ كأنَّ عَقله

ظَبيٌ كأنَّ عَقله

إذا الجِبالُ سُيِّرَت

إذا الجِبالُ سُيِّرَت

A gazelle, as though his mind—

Like a gazelle whose mind

When the mountains are set in motion.

If mountains were set in motion

قلتُ له متَى اللِّقا

قلتُ له متَى اللِّقا

وأدمُعي تَحَدَّرت

وأدمُعي تَحَدَّرت

I said to him, "When shall we meet?"

I asked when is our union

While my tears streamed down.

And my tears streamed down

أجَابني بِقَولِه

أجَابني بِقَولِه

إذا القُبورُ بُعثِرَت

إذا القُبورُ بُعثِرَت

He answered me with his words:

He answered me saying

"When the graves are overturned."

When graves are scattered