آهah! منbecause of العشقlove وحالاتهand its states
آه من العشق وحالاته
وصدمةand the shock الهجرestrangement وآفاتهand its afflictions
وصدمة الهجر وآفاته
Ah, for love and all its vicissitudes,
Ah, for love and its states,
for the shock of abandonment and its torments;
and the shock of estrangement and its afflictions!
وآهand ah! منbecause of لاهبa blazing flame يومday النوىparting
وآه من لاهب يوم النوى
احرقburned قلبيmy heart بحرارتهwith its heat
احرق قلبي بحرارته
and ah, for the scorching blaze of separation’s day—
And ah, for the blaze of the day of parting,
it has burned my heart with its heat.
which burned my heart with its heat!
لمdid not تنظرlook العينthe eye الىat غيركمanyone other than you
لم تنظر العين الى غيركم
لولاحeven if he shone بدراas a full moon فيin سماواتهhis heavens
لولاح بدرا في سماواته
My eye has never looked upon anyone but you,
The eye has looked upon none but you,
even if another shone like a full moon in his heavens.
even if another shone as a full moon in his heavens.
عمياءblind الاexcept عنto سناradiance حسنكمyour beauty
عمياء الا عن سنا حسنكم
اقسمI swear باللهby God وآياتهand His signs
اقسم بالله وآياته
It is blind to all but the radiance of your beauty—
Blind to all but the radiance of your beauty—
I swear by God and by His signs.
I swear by God and His signs.