أهابsummoned بناto us فلبّيناso we answered
أهاب بنا فلبّينا
منادٍa caller ضمّunited روحيناour two souls
منادٍ ضمّ روحينا
He summoned us, and we answered—
A caller beckoned us, so we responded
a caller who united our two souls.
One who gathered our souls
كأناas if we إذwhen تصافحناwe shook hands
كأنا إذ تصافحنا
تعانقناwe embraced each other بكفيناwith our two palms
تعانقنا بكفينا
As if, when we shook hands,
As if, when we shook hands
we embraced with our two palms.
We embraced with our palms
كأنas if الحبlove تيارa current
كأن الحب تيار
سرىflowed ما(emphasizes ‘between’) بينbetween جسميناour two bodies
سرى ما بين جسمينا
As if love were a current
As if love was a current
that flowed between our two bodies,
That flowed between our bodies
يؤججkindles فيin نواظرناour eyes
يؤجج في نواظرنا
ويشعلand ignites فيin دماءيناour blood
ويشعل في دماءينا
kindling fire in our eyes
Igniting our eyes
and setting our blood ablaze.
And kindling our blood
Sol 6.1