رمىshot بسهامwith the arrows ناظرهhis gaze فؤاديmy heart
رمى بسهام ناظره فؤادي
غزالa gazelle فاترlanguid الأجفانthe eyelids راميan archer
غزال فاتر الأجفان رامي
He shot my heart with the arrows of his gaze—
A gazelle with languid eyelids, an archer.
ونادىand he called ماwhat مرامكyour desire ياO معنىtormented one
ونادى ما مرامك يا معنى
فقلتso I said الوصلunion ياO راميarcher مراميmy desire
فقلت الوصل يا رامي مرامي
And he called, “What is your desire, O tormented one?”
So I said, “Union, O archer, is my desire.”
فماand how أحلاهsweet he is منas a برٍّkindly one تلافىaverted
فما أحلاه من برٍّ تلافى
تلافيmy ruin حينwhen خيَّمhe pitched camp فيin خياميmy tents
تلافي حين خيَّم في خيامي
How sweet he is, a kindly one who averted
My ruin when he pitched camp among my tents!