العينُthe eye تَوَدُّwishes فيin جميعِall الأزْمانْtimes
العينُ تَوَدُّ في جميعِ الأزْمانْ
لوthat (expressing a wish) تُبْصرit might see طَرْفَهhis gaze المريضthe languid الفَتَّانْthe bewitching
لو تُبْصر طَرْفَه المريض الفَتَّانْ
The eye wishes, at all times,
The eyes throughout all times
That it could see his languid, bewitching gaze.
Wish they could see his enchanting, ailing glance
تشْكوcomplains of سُهْدَsleeplessness النَّاعِساتِthe drowsy ones الأجْفانْthe eyelids
تشْكو سُهْدَ النَّاعِساتِ الأجْفانْ
فالنَّومُfor sleep كماas يقالit is said حَقّاًtruly سُلْطانْa sovereign
فالنَّومُ كما يقال حَقّاً سُلْطانْ
It laments the sleeplessness of those with drowsy eyelids;
They complain of the languor of the drowsy lids
For sleep, as is truly said, is a sovereign.
For sleep is, as they say, truly a sovereign