ماكُنتُ مِمّن يمنحونَ قلوبَهم

ماكُنتُ مِمّن يمنحونَ قلوبَهم

للعابرينَ بِلَهفةٍ وتذلُّلِ

للعابرينَ بِلَهفةٍ وتذلُّلِ

I was not one of those who give their hearts

I was not one who gave my heart

To passersby with yearning and self-abasement.

To passersby with yearning and submission

لكنّني استسْلَمتُ حينَ عرَفتُهُ

لكنّني استسْلَمتُ حينَ عرَفتُهُ

فمنَحتُهُ في القلبِ أعمقَ منزلِ

فمنَحتُهُ في القلبِ أعمقَ منزلِ

But I surrendered when I came to know him,

But I surrendered when I knew him

So I gave him the deepest dwelling in my heart.

So I gave him in my heart a deeper dwelling

فكأنّ سحرَ الليلِ من أسراراهِ

فكأنّ سحرَ الليلِ من أسراراهِ

ولوجههِ نورٌ كصُبحٍ مُقبلِ

ولوجههِ نورٌ كصُبحٍ مُقبلِ

So it is as though the night's magic were among his secrets,

It's as if the magic of the night in its secrets

And his face has a light like an approaching dawn.

And his face has a light like the rising dawn

واللهِ ما طابَ المعيشُ بدونهِ

واللهِ ما طابَ المعيشُ بدونهِ

تبلى الحياةُ ونبضُ قلبي ما بلِي

تبلى الحياةُ ونبضُ قلبي ما بلِي

By God, life has not been sweet without him.

By God, life was not good without him

Life wears away, yet my heart's pulse has not worn away.

Life wears out and my heart's pulse remained unwearied

فمِن السعادةِ أنّه في داخلي

فمِن السعادةِ أنّه في داخلي

بُستانُ أزهارٍ يُثيرُ تغزُّلي

بُستانُ أزهارٍ يُثيرُ تغزُّلي

So it is a joy that, within me, he is

So from happiness he is inside me

A garden of flowers that inspires my love verses.

A garden of flowers that arouses my yearning

ومِن الجنونِ بأنني أحببتُهُ

ومِن الجنونِ بأنني أحببتُهُ

حُباً يفوقُ تصوّري وتخيُّلي

حُباً يفوقُ تصوّري وتخيُّلي

And it is madness that I have loved him

And from madness that I loved him

With a love surpassing my conception and imagination.

A love that exceeds my imagination and fantasy

سأصونُهُ مادامَ قلبي نابضاً

سأصونُهُ مادامَ قلبي نابضاً

وأقولُ ياربّ السماءِ احفظهُ لي

وأقولُ ياربّ السماءِ احفظهُ لي

I will protect him as long as my heart beats,

I will protect him as long as my heart still beats

And say, "O Lord of heaven, keep him safe for me."

And I say oh Lord of the Heavens, keep him for me