أحبُّكمI love you (plural) فوقbeyond الذيwhat وصفتُمyou described (plural)
أحبُّكم فوق الذي وصفتُم
نعمyes صدقواthey spoke truly إنّindeed القلوبthe hearts سواقيwatercourses
نعم صدقوا إنّ القلوب سواقي
I love you beyond what you have described.
I love you more than you have described
Yes, they spoke truly: hearts are watercourses.
Yes, they spoke the truth that hearts are waterways
جرىflowed بعضهاsome of them منfrom فوقabove بعضٍothers وقدand indeed سقَتthey watered
جرى بعضها من فوق بعضٍ وقد سقَت
أصولَroots هوىًlove راقتbecame lovely فهنso they سواقيwatercourses
أصولَ هوىً راقت فهن سواقي
Some flowed above others, and have watered
Some of them flowed over others and they have irrigated
The roots of love; they grew lovely, so they are watercourses.
The roots of a passion that delighted, so they are waterways
لئنif indeed كنتَyou were بالشهباءin al-Shahba أصبحتyou became شائقاًyearning
لئن كنتَ بالشهباء أصبحت شائقاً
فإنيthen indeed I لفيsurely in الزوراءal-Zawra ذوpossessing أشواقlongings
فإني لفي الزوراء ذو أشواق
If indeed you have come to yearn in al-Shahba,
If you were fascinated with the Pleiades,
Then surely I, in al-Zawra, am full of longings.
Then I am passionate for Aldebaran
قضىdecreed الدهرtime بينbetween الشيَّقينthe two who yearn بفرقةٍwith a parting
قضى الدهر بين الشيَّقين بفرقةٍ
فهلso, is there ياO حبيبيmy beloved بعدafter ذاكthat تلاقيa reunion
فهل يا حبيبي بعد ذاك تلاقي
Time decreed a parting between the two who yearn.
Fate has separated the two lovers
So, my beloved, will there be a reunion after that?
So my love, will we reunite after that?
عسىmay يُجمَعbe reunited الشملtogetherness الذيthat كانwas بينناbetween us
عسى يُجمَع الشمل الذي كان بيننا
سريعاًswiftly ويرميand be cast البُعدُdistance بالإمحاقinto annihilation
سريعاً ويرمي البُعدُ بالإمحاق
May the togetherness we once shared be restored
May the union that was between us
Swiftly, and may distance be cast into nothingness.
Be restored swiftly, and distance be destroyed entirely