وَأَحبَبتُها حُبّاً يَقَرُّ بِعَينِها

وَأَحبَبتُها حُبّاً يَقَرُّ بِعَينِها

وَحُبّي إِذا أَحبَبتُ لا يُشبِهُ الحُبّا

وَحُبّي إِذا أَحبَبتُ لا يُشبِهُ الحُبّا

And I loved her with a love that gladdens her eyes.

And I loved her with a love that settles in her eyes

And my love, when I love, resembles no other love.

My love, when I fall in love, is unlike any other love

وَلَو تَفَلَت في البَحرِ وَالبَحرُ مالِحٌ

وَلَو تَفَلَت في البَحرِ وَالبَحرُ مالِحٌ

لَأَصبَحَ ماءُ البَحرِ مِن ريقِها عَذبا

لَأَصبَحَ ماءُ البَحرِ مِن ريقِها عَذبا

And were she to spit into the sea, though the sea is salty,

If she spat in the ocean, with its salty waters

The sea's water would become sweet from her saliva.

The ocean's water would turn sweet from her saliva