يَظُنُّونَthey think أنَّthat الحُبَّlove حَرَّمَهُhas forbidden it الشَّرْعُreligious law
يَظُنُّونَ أنَّ الحُبَّ حَرَّمَهُ الشَّرْعُ
وليسَand there is not بهِin it إلَّاexcept العُقُوبةُpunishment والمَنْعُand prohibition
وليسَ بهِ إلَّا العُقُوبةُ والمَنْعُ
They think that religious law has forbidden love,
And that it contains only punishment and prohibition.
وأَوْهَمَناand misled us قَومٌsome people مَحاmay erase اللهُGod جَهْلَهُمْtheir ignorance
وأَوْهَمَنا قَومٌ مَحا اللهُ جَهْلَهُمْ
بأنَّinto believing that لناwe have دِينًاa religion إلىto الحُبِّlove لاdoes not يَدعوcall
بأنَّ لنا دِينًا إلى الحُبِّ لا يَدعو
And some people misled us—may God erase their ignorance—
Into believing we have a religion that does not call us to love.
Sol 6.1