وَحياةِby the life of مِنthe one whom أُصفيI sincerely devote هَوايَmy love لَهُto him
وَحياةِ مِن أُصفي هَوايَ لَهُ
ماas long as جَنَّfell إِظلامٌdarkness وَلاحَand gleamed سَناradiance
ما جَنَّ إِظلامٌ وَلاحَ سَنا
By the life of him to whom I devote my love,
A life where I pursue my passion in solitude
as long as darkness falls and radiance gleams,
No darkness looms, no radiance shines
لَيسَis not الَّذيthat which يجزيhe repays المُحبّthe lover بِهِwith it
لَيسَ الَّذي يجزي المُحبّ بِهِ
مِنin the form of قَتلِهِkilling him حِلّاًlawful وَلاnor حَسَناgood
مِن قَتلِهِ حِلّاً وَلا حَسَنا
what he repays the lover with—
For a lover, no reward suffices
killing him—is neither lawful nor good.
Neither for slaying foes, nor acts benign
Sol 6.1