أُحِبُّكَ حُبّاً جاوَزَ الحُبَّ بَعضُهُ

أُحِبُّكَ حُبّاً جاوَزَ الحُبَّ بَعضُهُ

وَفي طولِ عُمري لَيسَ يُمكِنُ عَرضَهُ

وَفي طولِ عُمري لَيسَ يُمكِنُ عَرضَهُ

I love you with a love of which even a part surpasses love,

I love you with a love that has surpassed love itself

and I cannot describe it in the span of my lifetime.

And in all my life it cannot be matched

وَنافِلَةً لي مِنكَ أَمسى تَهَجُّدي

وَنافِلَةً لي مِنكَ أَمسى تَهَجُّدي

بِذِكرِكَ يا مَن سُنَّةُ الحُبِّ فَرضُهُ

بِذِكرِكَ يا مَن سُنَّةُ الحُبِّ فَرضُهُ

And my night prayer has become an added blessing from you to me,

Extra worship for me has become my night vigil

in remembrance of you, O you for whom love’s custom is a duty.

With the mention of you, O you for whom love is an obligation

وَخالِدُ وَجدي في هَواكَ يَزيدُهُ

وَخالِدُ وَجدي في هَواكَ يَزيدُهُ

مِنَ الجاهِلُ اللاحي عَلى العِشقِ بُغضُهُ

مِنَ الجاهِلُ اللاحي عَلى العِشقِ بُغضُهُ

And my undying ardor in loving you is heightened

And my passion for you remains and increases

by the hatred of the ignorant censurer of love.

From the ignorant who hates passion

وَحُقَّ لِمِثلي أَن يَهيمَ بِمِثلِ مَن

وَحُقَّ لِمِثلي أَن يَهيمَ بِمِثلِ مَن

سَما كُلِّ حُسنٍ في البَرِيَّةِ أَرضُهُ

سَما كُلِّ حُسنٍ في البَرِيَّةِ أَرضُهُ

And it is right for one like me to be lost in love with one like him

It is right for one like me to be enamored with the likes of one

whose earth rises above all beauty in creation.

Who encompasses all beauty on earth as his land