ليI have فيin هَواكُمlove for you قِصَصُtales
لي في هَواكُم قِصَصُ
يَطولُruns long فيهاin them القَصَصُthe telling
يَطولُ فيها القَصَصُ
I have tales of loving you,
I have in your love, stories
whose telling runs long.
In which the tales are long
ماnot حِصَّتيmy share فيin حُبِّكُمloving you
ما حِصَّتي في حُبِّكُم
واحِدَةٌa single one بَلrather حِصَصُshares
واحِدَةٌ بَل حِصَصُ
My share in loving you is not
My share in your love
a single share, but many.
Is not just one, but many portions
عَمَّكُمُhas encompassed you all الحَسَنُbeauty وَليand I have
عَمَّكُمُ الحَسَنُ وَلي
فيin حُبِّكُمloving you تَخَصُّصُspecial devotion
في حُبِّكُم تَخَصُّصُ
Beauty has graced you all, and I
Beauty has encompassed you, and for me
have a special devotion to loving you.
In love of you is specialization
أَصبَحتُI have become فيin الهَوىpassionate love كَأَنas though
أَصبَحتُ في الهَوى كَأَن
نيI طائِرٌa bird مُقَصَّصُwith clipped wings
ني طائِرٌ مُقَصَّصُ
In love I have become as though
I have become, in passion
I were a bird with clipped wings.
As though I am a caged bird
Sol 6.1