صاغَfashioned قَلبيmy heart لَكِfor you حُباًa love مِنof ذَهَبgold
صاغَ قَلبي لَكِ حُباً مِن ذَهَب
لَمdid not أَشُبI mingle ياO سِحرُSihr صِدقيmy truthfulness بِالكَذِبwith lies
لَم أَشُب يا سِحرُ صِدقي بِالكَذِب
My heart fashioned for you a love of gold.
My heart has forged for you a love of gold
I have not, O Sihr, mingled my truthfulness with lies.
I've never embellished, O magic of my sincerity, with lies
أُفِّfie! لِلدُنياon the world إِذاif ماemphatic particle لَمnot يَكُنbe
أُفِّ لِلدُنيا إِذا ما لَم يَكُن
صاحِبُinhabitant الدُنياthe world حَبيباًa beloved أَوor مُحِبّa lover
صاحِبُ الدُنيا حَبيباً أَو مُحِبّ
Fie on the world, unless
Turn away from this world if
its inhabitant is a beloved or a lover.
Its companion is not a lover or loving
حُبُّlove سِحرٍSihr شاهِديmy witness إِنif شَهِدَتshe is present
حُبُّ سِحرٍ شاهِدي إِن شَهِدَت
وَإِذاand when ماemphatic particle هِيَshe غابَتis absent لَمnot يَغِبit is absent
وَإِذا ما هِيَ غابَت لَم يَغِب
My love for Sihr is my witness when she is present,
The love of magic is my witness if it bears witness
and when she is absent, it is not absent.
And if it is absent, it does not disappear
إِنif نَأَتshe goes far away عَنّيfrom me فَياthen oh وَجديmy longing بِهاfor her
إِن نَأَت عَنّي فَيا وَجدي بِها
وَإِذاand when ماemphatic particle قَرَّبَتنيshe brings me near أَقتَرِبI draw near
وَإِذا ما قَرَّبَتني أَقتَرِب
If she draws away from me, oh, my longing for her!
If it distances from me, oh my passion for it
And when she brings me near, I draw near.
And if it brings me near, I come near
وَإِذاand when لَمnot أَرَI see سِحراًSihr ساعَةًan hour
وَإِذا لَم أَرَ سِحراً ساعَةً
عَبِثَtoyed الشَوقُlonging بِدَمعيwith my tears فَاِنسَكَبso they poured forth
عَبِثَ الشَوقُ بِدَمعي فَاِنسَكَب
And when I do not see Sihr for an hour,
And if I do not see magic for a moment
longing toys with my tears, so they pour forth.
Yearning toys with my tears and they pour forth
Sol 6.1