ما كانَ في الدورِ مِن أُنسٍ بِغَيرِكُمُ

ما كانَ في الدورِ مِن أُنسٍ بِغَيرِكُمُ

أَيّامَ مَنزِلُكُم في جانِبِ الدورِ

أَيّامَ مَنزِلُكُم في جانِبِ الدورِ

There was no companionship in the houses except with you,

There was no comfort in the houses without you all,

in the days when your dwelling stood beside the houses.

The days you dwelled in the neighborhood.

وَكُلُّ مِصرٍ وَإِن كانَ الأَنيسُ بِهِ

وَكُلُّ مِصرٍ وَإِن كانَ الأَنيسُ بِهِ

ما لَم تَحُلّيهِ قَفرٌ غَيرُ مَعمورِ

ما لَم تَحُلّيهِ قَفرٌ غَيرُ مَعمورِ

And every city, even if company is found there,

And every place of stay, though it had a companion within,

so long as you do not dwell there, is a desolate, uninhabited waste.

Was desolate wilderness unless graced by you.

فَإِنَّ حُبَّكِ قُربانٌ وَنافِلَةٌ

فَإِنَّ حُبَّكِ قُربانٌ وَنافِلَةٌ

وَحُبَّ غَيرِكِ ذَنبٌ غَيرُ مَغفورِ

وَحُبَّ غَيرِكِ ذَنبٌ غَيرُ مَغفورِ

For loving you is an offering and a voluntary act of devotion,

For your love is an offering and a supererogation,

and loving anyone else is an unforgiven sin.

While love of another is a sin beyond forgiveness.

قَالوا كَتَمتَ اِسمَها فَاِنعَت مَحاسِنَها

قَالوا كَتَمتَ اِسمَها فَاِنعَت مَحاسِنَها

وَذاكَ خَطبٌ جَليلٌ غَيرُ مَحقورِ

وَذاكَ خَطبٌ جَليلٌ غَيرُ مَحقورِ

They said, "You concealed her name, so describe her charms."

They said you concealed her name, so described her beauties,

And that is a weighty matter, not to be taken lightly.

And that is a great matter beyond estimation.

وَهَل يَقومُ بِوَصفِ الشَمسِ واصِفُها

وَهَل يَقومُ بِوَصفِ الشَمسِ واصِفُها

وَالشَمسُ مِن جَوهَرٍ عالٍ وَمِن نورِ

وَالشَمسُ مِن جَوهَرٍ عالٍ وَمِن نورِ

And can anyone describing the sun do it justice,

Can one describe the sun, though it describes itself

when the sun is of sublime substance and of light?

Being of sublime essence and made of light?