يَاO نَيِّرَradiant الخَدّthe cheek وَلاَand no نَيِّرٌluminary
يَا نَيِّرَ الخَدّ وَلاَ نَيِّرٌ
إلاَّexcept بِآفَاقِon the horizons of البَهَاbeauty طَالِعُrising
إلاَّ بِآفَاقِ البَهَا طَالِعُ
O radiant-cheeked one—and no luminary
O light of my cheek that has no light
rises except on the horizons of beauty.
Except from the horizons of beauty rising
إنْif كَانَis قَلْبِيmy heart نَسْرُهُits eagle طَائِرٌflying
إنْ كَانَ قَلْبِي نَسْرُهُ طَائِرٌ
فَإنَّthen indeed دَمْعيmy tears نَسْرُهُits eagle وَاقِعُfalling
فَإنَّ دَمْعي نَسْرُهُ وَاقِعُ
If my heart’s eagle is flying,
If my heart is a bird taking flight
then my tears’ eagle is falling.
Then my tear is a bird falling