ماnot الحبُّlove إلاَّexcept ومْضةٌa flash فيin خافِقيmy beating heart
ما الحبُّ إلاَّ ومْضةٌ في خافِقي
بشُعاعِهاby its radiance يتألَّقُshines الوجْدانُthe emotions
بشُعاعِها يتألَّقُ الوجْدانُ
Love is but a flash within my beating heart;
Love is but a flash in my heart,
In its radiance, the emotions glow.
With its light, passion illuminates.
لولاwere it not for الوَفاءُfaithfulness لهاto it لَمَاتَwould die وَمِيضُهits gleam
لولا الوَفاءُ لها لَمَاتَ وَمِيضُه
وَمُمِيتُهاand its killer فيin قلبهِhis heart الخُسرانُloss
وَمُمِيتُها في قلبهِ الخُسرانُ
Without faithfulness to it, its gleam would die;
Without loyalty to it, its glimmer would die,
And loss is what kills it in his heart.
And its destruction in the heart leads to loss.
هيَit ومْضةٌa flash تجلوdispels الظلامَthe darkness إذاwhen سماbecame noble
هيَ ومْضةٌ تجلو الظلامَ إذا سما
قصدthe intent المُحِبِّthe lover وصانَهاand safeguarded it الإحسانُgoodness
قصد المُحِبِّ وصانَها الإحسانُ
It is a flash that dispels darkness when noble
It’s a flash that dispels darkness when it rises,
Is the lover's intent, and goodness safeguards it.
Seeking the lover it protects with kindness.
أمَّاbut إذاwhen ساءتْturned bad مقاصِدُintentions عاشقٍa lover
أمَّا إذا ساءتْ مقاصِدُ عاشقٍ
فهيَthen it is اللَّظىthe blazing fire فيin القلبthe heart وand النيرانُthe flames
فهيَ اللَّظى في القلب و النيرانُ
But when a lover's intentions turn foul,
But if the intentions of a lover go astray,
Then it is blazing fire within the heart, and flames.
It becomes raging flames and fire within the heart.
ماnot الحُبُّlove إلاَّexcept وَمضةa flash لمَّاحةradiant
ما الحُبُّ إلاَّ وَمضة لمَّاحة
بعطائِناby our giving وand وفَائِناour faithfulness تزدانُit is adorned
بعطائِنا و وفَائِنا تزدانُ
Love is but a radiant flash;
Love is but a brilliant flash
By our giving and our faithfulness, it is adorned.
That shines through our giving and loyalty.
Sol 6.1