أقْمتُ في الحُبِّ شاهِدَيْنِ

أقْمتُ في الحُبِّ شاهِدَيْنِ

سَقامَ جِسْمِي ودَمْعَ عَيْنِي

سَقامَ جِسْمِي ودَمْعَ عَيْنِي

I have brought two witnesses to my love:

I have established in love two witnesses:

the sickness of my body and the tears of my eye.

The sickness of my body and the tears of my eyes.

وها أنا حالِفٌ يَميناً

وها أنا حالِفٌ يَميناً

بِوَرْدَةٍ فَوقَ وَجْنَتَيْنِ

بِوَرْدَةٍ فَوقَ وَجْنَتَيْنِ

And here I am, swearing an oath

And here I am swearing an oath,

by a rose upon two cheeks.

By a rose above two cheeks.

قد حَفَّها الياسَمِينُ تُحْمى

قد حَفَّها الياسَمِينُ تُحْمى

مِنْ عِطْفِ صُدْغٍ بعَقْرَبَيْنِ

مِنْ عِطْفِ صُدْغٍ بعَقْرَبَيْنِ

Jasmine has encircled it; it is guarded

Jasmine has surrounded it, being warmed

by two scorpions formed from a temple-lock’s curve.

By the softness of a cheek near two lips.

لَوُدُّكم في صَميم قَلْبِي

لَوُدُّكم في صَميم قَلْبِي

ما غَيَّرَتْهُ صُروفُ بَيْنِ

ما غَيَّرَتْهُ صُروفُ بَيْنِ

Indeed, love for you lies in the very core of my heart;

Your affection is in the core of my heart,

the vicissitudes of separation have not changed it.

The circumstances of life haven’t changed it.

فَهَلْ لقاضي الهَوى مَضاءٌ

فَهَلْ لقاضي الهَوى مَضاءٌ

يحكُمُ ما بينَكُمْ وبَيْني

يحكُمُ ما بينَكُمْ وبَيْني

So does the judge of love have the authority

So is there for the judge of love a judgment,

to rule on what lies between you and me?

That rules what is between you and I?