حَبيبيmy beloved هَلare ...? شُهودُwitnesses الحُبِّof love إِلّاexcept اِشfirst fragment of 'longing'
حَبيبي هَل شُهودُ الحُبِّ إِلّا اِش
تِياقٌremaining fragment of 'longing' أَوor نِزاعٌyearning أَوor حَنينُpining
تِياقٌ أَو نِزاعٌ أَو حَنينُ
My beloved, are love's witnesses anything but long-
My beloved, are the witnesses of love anything but
ing, yearning, or pining?
Yearning, or conflict, or pining?
لَقَدindeed آوىhas sheltered مَحَلَّكَyour place مِنwithin فُؤاديmy heart
لَقَد آوى مَحَلَّكَ مِن فُؤادي
مَكانٌa place لَوif عَلِمتَyou knew بِهِof it مَكينُsecure
مَكانٌ لَو عَلِمتَ بِهِ مَكينُ
Your place within my heart has indeed been sheltered
Indeed you have found a place in my heart
by a secure abode—if only you knew it.
That if you knew of its depth, you would be certain
إِذاif قَدَّرتَyou suppose أَنّيthat I عَنكَfrom you سالٍno longer pining
إِذا قَدَّرتَ أَنّي عَنكَ سالٍ
فَذاكَthen that اليَومَthe day أَعشَقُmost in love ماthat أَكونُI am
فَذاكَ اليَومَ أَعشَقُ ما أَكونُ
If you suppose that I no longer yearn for you,
If you decide that I am done with you
then on that day I am most deeply in love.
Then that is the day I will love whatever I am
فَلاso do not تَخشَfear القَطيعَةَestrangement إِنَّindeed قَلبيmy heart
فَلا تَخشَ القَطيعَةَ إِنَّ قَلبي
عَليكَtoward you اليَومَtoday مَأمونٌtrustworthy أَمينُfaithful
عَليكَ اليَومَ مَأمونٌ أَمينُ
So do not fear estrangement, for my heart
So do not fear separation, for my heart
is trustworthy and faithful to you today.
Upon you today is guaranteed and faithful
Sol 6.1