أستغفرI seek forgiveness اللَهGod إنindeed اللَهGod غفّارُever-forgiving
أستغفر اللَه إن اللَه غفّارُ
وماand no علىupon عاشقٍa lover إثمٌsin ولاnor عارُshame
وما على عاشقٍ إثمٌ ولا عارُ
I seek God's forgiveness, for God is ever-forgiving.
I seek forgiveness from Allah, for Allah is Forgiving
And no sin or shame rests upon a lover.
No sin nor shame lies with a lover
بالنارwith fire خوَّفنيfrightened me قومٌsome people فقلتُso I said لهمto them
بالنار خوَّفني قومٌ فقلتُ لهم
النارُthe fire ترحمhas mercy on مَنwhoever فيin قلبهhis heart النارُthe fire
النارُ ترحم مَن في قلبه النارُ
Some people frightened me with fire, so I said to them:
With fire they threatened me, so I told them
Fire has mercy on whoever has fire in his heart.
The fire has mercy on those whose hearts hold fire's burn
ماnot ضاعفdoubled اللَهُGod للعشّاقfor the lovers محنتهمtheir ordeal
ما ضاعف اللَهُ للعشّاق محنتهم
إلاexcept وليسwhile there are no علىupon العشّاقthe lovers أوزارُburdens of sin
إلا وليس على العشّاق أوزارُ
God has never doubled the lovers' ordeal
Allah does not increase the lovers' sorrows
Except when no burdens of sin weigh upon the lovers.
Except that the lovers bear no burdens of sin
لولاwere it not for الحياءshame منbefore العذّالthe reproachers يسترناconceals us
لولا الحياء من العذّال يسترنا
إذَنthen تهتَّكwould be torn away للعشّاقfor the lovers أستارُveils
إذَن تهتَّك للعشّاق أستارُ
If shame before the reproachers did not conceal us,
If not for modesty before the chiders that covers us
Then the lovers' veils would be torn away.
Then the veils would be rent from the lovers
ومنand among بلائيmy afflictions أنّيthat I عاشقin love لكُمُwith you (plural)
ومن بلائي أنّي عاشق لكُمُ
عبدٌa slave وحَوليَand around me كلall الناسthe people أحرارُfree
عبدٌ وحَوليَ كل الناس أحرارُ
And part of my affliction is that I am in love with you—
And of my afflictions is that I love you
A slave, while all the people around me are free.
A slave, while all around me are freemen
Sol 6.1