لاdo not تحسبنِّيsuppose me مَشهداًin presence ومَغِيباًand in absence
لا تحسبنِّي مَشهداً ومَغِيباً
أُعطِيI give سِواكَanyone other than you مِنَfrom الفُؤادِthe heart نَصِيباa share
أُعطِي سِواكَ مِنَ الفُؤادِ نَصِيبا
Do not think that, in presence or absence,
I give anyone but you a share of my heart.
إنِّيindeed I لِجانِبِfrom the company of مَنْwhoever سِواكَis other than you مُخانِبٌkeeping aloof
إنِّي لِجانِبِ مَنْ سِواكَ مُخانِبٌ
حتَّىto the point that كأنَّas though عليَّover me مِنكَfrom you رَقيباa watcher
حتَّى كأنَّ عليَّ مِنكَ رَقيبا
I shun the company of anyone but you,
so much so that a watcher of yours seems to stand over me.
وإذاand when نأىgoes far away عَنِّيfrom me الرَّقيبُthe watcher تَمثَّلَتْtake shape
وإذا نأى عَنِّي الرَّقيبُ تَمثَّلَتْ
ذِممٌpledges فأوهَمَتِso make seem الرَّقيبَthe watcher قَريِباnear
ذِممٌ فأوهَمَتِ الرَّقيبَ قَريِبا
And when the watcher goes far from me, there appear
pledges that make the watcher seem near.