إِنَّماonly أَبكيI weep لِأَنّيbecause I
إِنَّما أَبكي لِأَنّي
صِرتُI have become لِلحُبِّof love تَبيعاa follower
صِرتُ لِلحُبِّ تَبيعا
I weep only because I
I only weep because I
have become a follower of love.
Have become for love a hostage
ماnever دَعانيcalled me الشَوقُlonging إِلّاexcept that
ما دَعاني الشَوقُ إِلّا
أَذرَتِshed العَينُthe eye دُموعاtears
أَذرَتِ العَينُ دُموعا
Whenever longing calls me,
Naught but longing drove me to
my eye sheds tears.
Shed tears copiously from my eyes
ماnot أُرانيI see myself عَنfrom حَبيبيmy beloved
ما أُراني عَن حَبيبي
آخِرَto the end of الدَهرِtime نَزوعاturning away
آخِرَ الدَهرِ نَزوعا
I do not see myself, from my beloved,
I shall never turn away from my love
ever turning away, to the end of time.
Till the end of time certainly
أَحسَنُthe fairest الناسِof people وَأَولىand most worthy الthe
أَحسَنُ الناسِ وَأَولى ال
ناسِpeople بِالحُسنِof beauty جَميعاall
ناسِ بِالحُسنِ جَميعا
The fairest of people, and the most worthy
The best of people, and the one
of beauty among all people.
Most deserving of beauty, overall
Sol 6.1