لمnot أبحreveal بالهوىof love لخلقٍto anyone سواكاother than you
لم أبح بالهوى لخلقٍ سواكا
لستُI am not ممنof those who يطيعُobey إلاexcept هواكاyour desire
لستُ ممن يطيعُ إلا هواكا
I have revealed my love to no one but you.
I have confided my love to none but you,
I am not one to obey any desire but yours.
I obey no passion except longing for you,
لاdo not تلُمنيblame me علىfor البكاءِweeping فإنfor indeed الthe (continued in the next line)
لا تلُمني على البكاءِ فإن ال
حزنَsorrow ليfor me فيin هواكloving you إلاexcept بكاكاyour weeping
حزنَ لي في هواك إلا بكاكا
Do not blame me for weeping, for the
Do not blame me for weeping, for my
Sorrow I know in loving you is nothing but your weeping.
Sorrow in love for you is only for your tears,
ياah لِطرفيكَfor your two eyes ماwhat أبلاhas worn out فؤاديmy heart
يا لِطرفيكَ ما أبلا فؤادي
ماexception marker with خلا خلاexcept اليومtoday نلتَهُyou have won it فهَناكاso may it delight you
ما خلا اليوم نلتَهُ فهَناكا
Ah, your two eyes! What has worn out my heart
Oh your glances, how they have afflicted my heart,
Except today? You have won it—may it bring you joy!
Never has a day passed when you have not gained it there,
وهَبmay He grant اللَهُGod ليto me حياتَكَyour life ماas long as عشlive (verb continued in the next line)
وهَب اللَهُ لي حياتَكَ ما عش
تُI (ending of the preceding verb) بهاthrough it بعدafter ميتتيmy death أحياكاmay He keep you alive
تُ بها بعد ميتتي أحياكا
May God grant me your life as long as I live
May God grant me your life, that I might live
Through it; after my death, may He keep you alive.
By it after my death reviving you
Sol 6.1