ياO كَثيرَhaving many الأَلوانِcolors ماhow أَجفاكاcruel you are
يا كَثيرَ الأَلوانِ ما أَجفاكا
لِمُحِبٍّto a lover مُعَذَّبٍtormented فيin هَواكاlove for you
لِمُحِبٍّ مُعَذَّبٍ في هَواكا
O you of many hues, how cruel you are
O you of many hues, how uncompassionate you are
To a lover tormented by love for you.
To a lover tortured by passion for you
إِنif دَعاhe calls يَبتَغيseeking سِواكَsomeone other than you مِنَamong الناthe people (word begins)
إِن دَعا يَبتَغي سِواكَ مِنَ النا
سِcompletion of 'the people' عَصاهُdisobeys him لِسانُهُhis tongue فَدَعاكاso it calls to you
سِ عَصاهُ لِسانُهُ فَدَعاكا
If he calls, seeking someone other than you among the people,
If he calls seeking someone other than you
His tongue defies him and calls to you instead.
His tongue disobeys him and calls you
أَنتَyou شُغلُthe preoccupation الفُؤادِof the heart عَنaway from كُلِّevery شَيءٍthing
أَنتَ شُغلُ الفُؤادِ عَن كُلِّ شَيءٍ
لَيسَis not يَخلوfree الفُؤادُthe heart حَتّىuntil يَراكاit sees you
لَيسَ يَخلو الفُؤادُ حَتّى يَراكا
You are the heart's preoccupation, to the exclusion of all else.
You preoccupy the heart from everything
The heart finds no respite until it sees you.
The heart is never free until it sees you
ماnot بَداappeared ليto me شَخصٌa figure وَلاnor سَمِعَتheard أُذُbeginning of 'my two ears'
ما بَدا لي شَخصٌ وَلا سَمِعَت أُذُ
نايَcompletion of 'my two ears' حِسّاًa sound إِلّاexcept حَسِبتُكَI thought you were ذاكاthat one
نايَ حِسّاً إِلّا حَسِبتُكَ ذاكا
No figure appeared to me, nor did my ears hear
No person has appeared to me, nor has my ear heard anything
A sound, without my thinking it was you.
Except I thought it was you
وَإِذاand when ماemphatic particle مَدَدتُI extended طَرفيmy gaze إِلىtoward غَيbeginning of 'other than you'
وَإِذا ما مَدَدتُ طَرفي إِلى غَي
رِكَcompletion of 'other than you' مُثِّلتَyou are pictured دونَهُbefore him فَأَراكاso I see you
رِكَ مُثِّلتَ دونَهُ فَأَراكا
And whenever I cast my gaze toward someone other than you,
And when I look away from you
Your image appears before him, and I see you.
You appear before me and I see you
Sol 6.1