يعجبنيamazes me منwhoever يكنis يعشقْloves passionately
يعجبني من يكن يعشقْ
ويفشىand reveals للعبادto people سرُّواhis secret
ويفشى للعباد سرُّوا
I marvel at anyone who is in love
I admire those who are in love
and reveals his secret to people.
And reveal secrets to people
هداكthat fellow مسكينa poor wretch أحمقْa fool
هداك مسكين أحمقْ
وَظنيتand I thought اختلفchanged رَيوُّاhis judgment
وَظنيت اختلف رَيوُّا
That fellow is a poor fool,
You poor fool misguided
and I thought his judgment had changed.
And thought my views were different
أناI جسميmy body فَنىwasted away وأرققْand grew thinner
أنا جسمي فَنى وأرققْ
وحبِيand my love لمnot نعدI recount خبرواhis story
وحبِي لم نعد خبروا
As for me, my body has wasted away and grown thin,
My body is fading and withering away
and I have not recounted my love's story.
And my love is no longer known
تجدنيyou find me عندat ماwhen يُذْكرْhe is mentioned
تجدني عند ما يُذْكرْ
فيin القلبِthe heart يشعلblazes بنيرانهwith his fires
في القلبِ يشعل بنيرانه
You find me whenever he is mentioned,
You will find me whenever he is mentioned
with his flames blazing within the heart.
As my heart ignites with its fires
مَنْwhoever هوىloved المليحthe fair one يصبرْis patient
مَنْ هوى المليح يصبرْ
علىin the face of صَدّهُhis rejection وهجرانهand his abandonment
على صَدّهُ وهجرانه
Whoever loves the fair one is patient
He who loves the beautiful must have patience
in the face of his rejection and abandonment.
For his rejection and estrangement