شوقيmy longing لوجهكfor your face شوقa longing لاnot أزالI cease أرىI see
شوقي لوجهك شوق لا أزال أرى
أجدهits newest ياO شقيقtwin of الروحthe soul أقدمهits oldest
أجده يا شقيق الروح أقدمه
My longing for your face is a longing—I never cease to see
its newest, O twin of my soul, as its oldest.
وليand I have فمa mouth كادnearly ذكرmention of الشوقlonging يحرقهburns it
ولي فم كاد ذكر الشوق يحرقه
لوif كانwere منwhoever قالsaid ناراfire أحرقتit burned فمهhis mouth
لو كان من قال نارا أحرقت فمه
And I have a mouth that the mention of longing would nearly burn,
if anyone who said 'fire' had his mouth burned by it.
Sol 6.1