ليتwould that حظّيmy share منof كلِّall عيشيmy life رضاكاyour favor
ليت حظّي من كلِّ عيشي رضاكا
فهوfor it is حسبيenough for me ونعمتيand my blessing أنto أراكاsee you
فهو حسبي ونعمتي أن أراكا
Would that my share of all my life were your favor.
I wish your approval was my only life goal
For it is enough for me, and seeing you is my blessing.
It is enough for me, a blessing, to see you
فتكتstruck savagely مقلتاكyour two eyes فتكاًa deadly blow بقلبيupon my heart
فتكت مقلتاك فتكاً بقلبي
وتعدّىand transgressed علىagainst فؤاديmy heart هواكاlove for you
وتعدّى على فؤادي هواكا
Your two eyes dealt my heart a deadly blow,
Your glances struck my heart with such force
And love for you assailed my heart.
And your love has invaded my soul
نظرةa glance منكfrom you ليfor me أياO قرَّةَdelight العيthe eye (first fragment)
نظرة منك لي أيا قرَّةَ العي
نِcompletion of 'the eye' ولاand not ألفa thousand نظرةٍglances منfrom سواكاanyone other than you
نِ ولا ألف نظرةٍ من سواكا
One glance from you for me, O delight of my eye—
One look from you, O solace of my eyes
And not a thousand glances from anyone but you.
Not a thousand looks from anyone else
لوif أخذتَyou took المِرآةَthe mirror أبصرتَyou saw وجهاًa face
لو أخذتَ المِرآةَ أبصرتَ وجهاً
شاهداًbearing witness ليfor me بأنَّto the fact that ذاكthat كذاكاso; like that
شاهداً لي بأنَّ ذاك كذاكا
If you took up the mirror, you would see a face
If you looked in the mirror you would see a face
Bearing witness for me that it is so.
Witnessing that this is just so
Sol 6.1