وَجْنةُ من شفّني هواه وَمن

وَجْنةُ من شفّني هواه وَمن

أفنيت فيه دموعَ آماقي

أفنيت فيه دموعَ آماقي

The cheek of one whose love has enthralled me, and on whom

The cheek of the one whose love has worn me thin, and for whom

I spent all my tears, O inner corners of my eyes,

I have exhausted the tears of my eyes’ inner corners,

كأنّما الصَّيْرَفِيّ دَنَّرَ ما

كأنّما الصَّيْرَفِيّ دَنَّرَ ما

يَحْمَرُّ فيها ودَرْهَمَ الْباقي

يَحْمَرُّ فيها ودَرْهَمَ الْباقي

is as though the money changer had made dinars of whatever

is as though the money changer had made dinars of what

reddens upon it, and dirhams of the rest.

is red there, and dirhams of the rest.