لَهفَanguish نَفسيmy soul عَلَيَّfor me لاno بَلrather عَلَيكاfor you
لَهفَ نَفسي عَلَيَّ لا بَل عَلَيكا
إِذwhen تَجولُwander العُيونُthe eyes فيover خَدَّيكاyour two cheeks
إِذ تَجولُ العُيونُ في خَدَّيكا
My soul grieves for me—no, rather for you,
My soul yearns for you, no, for myself
When eyes wander over your cheeks.
As eyes wander on your cheeks
وَعَزيزٌand painful عَلَيَّto me أَنthat تَجتَنيpluck الأَبthe eyes (first fragment)
وَعَزيزٌ عَلَيَّ أَن تَجتَني الأَب
صارُthe eyes (final fragment) زَهرَblossoms الرَبيعِof spring مِنfrom وَجنَتَيكاyour two cheeks
صارُ زَهرَ الرَبيعِ مِن وَجنَتَيكا
And it pains me that eyes should pluck
It's hard for me that strangers pick
Spring’s blossoms from your cheeks.
The spring's flowers from your cheeks
أَنتَyou وَقفٌdevoted عَلىto القُلوبِthe hearts بِماbecause أَصyou have become (first fragment)
أَنتَ وَقفٌ عَلى القُلوبِ بِما أَص
بَحتَyou have become (final fragment) تُهوىare loved وَهُنَّand they وَقفٌdevoted عَلَيكاto you
بَحتَ تُهوى وَهُنَّ وَقفٌ عَلَيكا
You are devoted to hearts, since you have become
You stand over hearts with what you've done
Beloved, and they are devoted to you.
They crave, they're infatuated, standing over you
لاnot قَضىdecree اللَهُGod ليfor me وِصالَكَunion with you إِنif كُنI were (first fragment)
لا قَضى اللَهُ لي وِصالَكَ إِن كُن
تُI were (final fragment) أَرانيI find myself أَشتاقُI long إِلّاother than إِلَيكاfor you
تُ أَراني أَشتاقُ إِلّا إِلَيكا
May God not grant me union with you if I
May God not fulfill for me being with you
Find myself longing for anyone but you.
You see me longing for nothing but you
جَرَحَتكَhave wounded you العُيونُthe eyes بِاللَحظِwith glances حَتّىuntil
جَرَحَتكَ العُيونُ بِاللَحظِ حَتّى
صِرتُI have become أَخشىI fear عَلَيكَfor you مِنfrom عَينَيكاyour two eyes
صِرتُ أَخشى عَلَيكَ مِن عَينَيكا
Eyes have wounded you with their glances, until
Eyes have wounded you with glances until
I have come to fear for you even from your own eyes.
I've come to fear for you from your eyes
Sol 6.1