أكلمّاis it whenever كدتُI was about to أنسىforget جئتنيyou came to me سحَرًاbefore dawn
أكلمّا كدتُ أنسى جئتني سحَرًا
تجاذبُyou tug at الروحَthe soul منfrom ذكراكَremembrance of you .. ألواناcolors
تجاذبُ الروحَ من ذكراكَ .. ألوانا
Is it whenever I am about to forget that you come to me before dawn,
Just when I'm about to forget, you come to me like magic
Tugging at the soul with colors drawn from remembrance of you?
Your memory stirs my soul in so many colors
للهto God (expressing wonder) طيفكyour apparition يدنوdraws near حيثas أنهرهI rebuff it
لله طيفك يدنو حيث أنهره
فيستثيرand so it stirs بجوفِin the depths of الروحthe soul بركاناa volcano
فيستثير بجوفِ الروح بركانا
How wondrous your apparition—it draws near as I rebuff it,
My God, your image approaches where it flows
And stirs a volcano in the depths of the soul.
Igniting a volcano within my soul
ياO أحسنَthe finest of الناسpeople لولاhad it not been for البينُseparation عاندنيthwarted me
يا أحسنَ الناس لولا البينُ عاندني
ماnot اخترتُI chose غيركَanyone other than you بينamong النّاسpeople سلواناsolace
ما اخترتُ غيركَ بين النّاس سلوانا
O finest of people, had separation not thwarted me,
O fairest of people, if separation had not opposed me
I would not have chosen anyone but you among people for solace.
I would have chosen none but you among all people as solace
Sol 6.1