لَوif كانَwere يَخفىto remain hidden الحُبُّlove يَوماًever خَفىit would remain hidden لَناfor us
لَو كانَ يَخفى الحُبُّ يَوماً خَفى لَنا
وَلَكِنَّهُbut it وَاللَهِby God ياO حِبِّmy beloved ماnot يَخفىremains hidden
وَلَكِنَّهُ وَاللَهِ يا حِبِّ ما يَخفى
If love could ever stay hidden, it would stay hidden for us;
But by God, my beloved, it cannot stay hidden.
وَلَكِنbut عَدِمتُmay I be deprived of الحُبَّlove إِنif كانَit is هَكَذاlike this
وَلَكِن عَدِمتُ الحُبَّ إِن كانَ هَكَذا
إِذاwhen ماever (emphatic) أَحَبَّfalls in love المَرءُa person كانَit becomes لَهُfor him حَتفاdeath
إِذا ما أَحَبَّ المَرءُ كانَ لَهُ حَتفا
But may I be bereft of love, if it is like this:
Whenever a man falls in love, it brings him death.
فَماfor ... not اِستَجمَلَتfound beautiful نَفسيmy soul حَديثاًspeech لِغَيرِهاof anyone but her
فَما اِستَجمَلَت نَفسي حَديثاً لِغَيرِها
وَإِنand even if كانَis لَحناًungrammatical speech ماwhat تُحَدِّثُناshe tells us خَلفاfoolish
وَإِن كانَ لَحناً ما تُحَدِّثُنا خَلفا
For my soul finds no one's speech lovely but hers,
Even if what she tells us is ungrammatical, foolish speech.
وَلاand not ذُكِرَتshe was mentioned ياO صاحِfriend إِلّاexcept that وَجَدتُهاI found her
وَلا ذُكِرَت يا صاحِ إِلّا وَجَدتُها
بِوُدّيin my affection وَإِلّاand if not زادَincreased حُبّيmy love لَهاfor her ضِعفاtwofold
بِوُدّي وَإِلّا زادَ حُبّي لَها ضِعفا
Nor is she ever mentioned, my friend, without my finding her
Dear to me—or else my love for her grows twofold.
وَلاand not أَبصَرَتsaw عَينايَmy two eyes فيamong الناسِpeople عاشِقاًa lover
وَلا أَبصَرَت عَينايَ في الناسِ عاشِقاً
صَباyearned صَبوَةًone bout of passion إِلّاexcept that صَبَوتُI yearned لَهاfor her أَلفاa thousand times
صَبا صَبوَةً إِلّا صَبَوتُ لَها أَلفا
Nor have my eyes seen among people a lover
Yearn once, without my yearning for her a thousand times.
فَماso ... not عَدَلَتshe judged fairly فيin الحُكمِjudgment ياO صاحِfriend بَينَناbetween us
فَما عَدَلَت في الحُكمِ يا صاحِ بَينَنا
أَفيis it within العَدلِjustice مِنهاon her part أَنthat نُحِبَّwe love وَأَنand that نُجفىwe are spurned
أَفي العَدلِ مِنها أَن نُحِبَّ وَأَن نُجفى
So she has not judged fairly between us, my friend:
Is it just of her that we should love and be spurned?
Sol 6.1