لوif يعلمknew الأعداءthe enemies أينwhere تُحِلّنيyou place me
لو يعلم الأعداء أين تُحِلّني
لَعَدَوَاthey would assail بأظفارٍwith claws عَلَيَّagainst me حدادِsharp
لَعَدَوَا بأظفارٍ عَلَيَّ حدادِ
If the enemies knew where you place me,
If my enemies knew where you dwell,
they would assail me with sharp claws.
They would pounce on me with sharpened claws.
أوor تُبْغضyou hate الدنياthe world كبُغضكَlike your hatred of عشْرَتيmy company
أو تُبْغض الدنيا كبُغضكَ عشْرَتي
أصبحتَyou would become معدوداًcounted منamong الزهَّادِthe ascetics
أصبحتَ معدوداً من الزهَّادِ
Or, if you hated the world as you hate my company,
Or if you hated the world like my clan hates you,
you would be counted among the ascetics.
You would be counted among the ascetics.
ولوand if اطَّلعتَyou became aware علىof هوايَmy love جعلتنيyou would place me
ولو اطَّلعتَ على هوايَ جعلتني
بمَحَلِّin the place of رُوحa soul منof صميمthe very core فؤادِa heart
بمَحَلِّ رُوح من صميم فؤادِ
And if you knew my love, you would place me
And if you knew my secret love, you would make me
in a soul’s place, within a heart’s very core.
The object of a soul emerging from the depths of my heart.
Sol 6.1