بنفسي مَن رأيتُ بجُنْحِ ليلٍ

بنفسي مَن رأيتُ بجُنْحِ ليلٍ

فضاء بنور طلعته الطِّرافا

فضاء بنور طلعته الطِّرافا

My life be ransom for the one I saw in the darkness of night,

With myself I saw at the wing of a night

who lit the leather tent with the radiance of his face.

A space with the light of its rising pleiades

حكى لِي ريقه عَذْباً نميراً

حكى لِي ريقه عَذْباً نميراً

وسقّى من صبابته ذُعافا

وسقّى من صبابته ذُعافا

His saliva seemed to me like sweet, pure water,

Its saliva told me fresh pure water

yet he gave me deadly poison to drink through longing for him.

And it gave to drink from its pouring rivers

وكنتُ أضِنُّ في كَلَفِي بقلبي

وكنتُ أضِنُّ في كَلَفِي بقلبي

فها أنَا ذا أجود به جُزافا

فها أنَا ذا أجود به جُزافا

And in my infatuation I used to guard my heart jealously,

And I was hiding in my chest with my heart

so here I am, giving it away without measure.

So here I am bestowing it openly