صِلkeep close to منthe one whom هَويتَyou love ودَعand disregard مقالةthe words of حاسدِan envier
صِل من هَويتَ ودَع مقالة حاسدِ
ليسَis not الحسودُthe envious one علىin الهوىlove بمُساعِدِa helper at all
ليسَ الحسودُ على الهوى بمُساعِدِ
Keep close to the one you love, and disregard an envier's words.
Reconcile with your love and leave the words of the envious one
The envious one is no helper in love.
The envious one does not aid love
لمdid not يَخلُقِcreate الرحمنُthe Most Merciful أحسنَmore beautiful منظراًa sight
لم يَخلُقِ الرحمنُ أحسنَ منظراً
مِنthan عاشِقَينِtwo lovers علىon فراشٍa bed واحدِsingle
مِن عاشِقَينِ على فراشٍ واحدِ
The Most Merciful has created no lovelier sight
The Merciful did not create a sight more beautiful
Than two lovers on a single bed,
Than two lovers on one bed
مُتعانِقَينِboth embracing عليهماupon them both أُزُرُthe garments of الهَوىlove
مُتعانِقَينِ عليهما أُزُرُ الهَوى
مُتَوسِّدَينboth resting their heads بمِعصَمٍon a wrist وبِساعِدِand on a forearm
مُتَوسِّدَين بمِعصَمٍ وبِساعِدِ
Embracing, with love's garments upon them,
Embracing, covered by the blanket of passion
With a wrist and a forearm for pillows.
Pillowing each other's arms and forearms
وإذاand if صَفاproves true لكَto you منfrom زمانِكَyour lifetime واحِدٌone
وإذا صَفا لكَ من زمانِكَ واحِدٌ
فهوthen he is المُرادthe one desired وعِشand live بذاكَwith that الواحدِone
فهو المُراد وعِش بذاكَ الواحدِ
And if, in your lifetime, one proves true to you,
If you get one moment of peace in your time
That is the one you seek; live with that one.
That is the desired one, so live that one moment
وإذاand when تألَّفَتِunite القلوبُthe hearts علىin الهوَىlove
وإذا تألَّفَتِ القلوبُ على الهوَى
فالناسُthen people تضربُhammer فيat حديدٍiron بارِدٍcold
فالناسُ تضربُ في حديدٍ بارِدٍ
And when hearts unite in love,
And if hearts become harmonized by passion
Then people are hammering cold iron.
People strike with cold iron
ياO منyou who يلومُblame علىfor الهوَىlove أهلَthe people of الهوىlove
يا من يلومُ على الهوَى أهلَ الهوى
هلquestion marker تَستَطيعُyou can صلاحَthe reform of قلبٍa heart فاسِدِcorrupt
هل تَستَطيعُ صلاحَ قلبٍ فاسِدِ
O you who blame lovers for love,
O you who blame the people of love for their love
Can you mend a corrupt heart?
Can you rectify a corrupt heart?
ياO ربّLord ياO رحمنMost Merciful تُحسِنYou make good خَتمَناour ending
يا ربّ يا رحمن تُحسِن خَتمَنا
قبلbefore المماتِdeath ولوeven if بيومٍby a day واحدِsingle
قبل المماتِ ولو بيومٍ واحدِ
O Lord, O Most Merciful, may You make our ending good,
O Lord, O Merciful, bless our ending
Before death, even if only by a single day.
Before death, even if by a single day
Sol 6.1