أروحI go forth وقدand already ختمتَyou have sealed علىupon فؤاديmy heart
أروح وقد ختمتَ على فؤادي
بحبكwith love for you أنlest يَحِلَّdwell بهin it سِواكاanyone but you
بحبك أن يَحِلَّ به سِواكا
I go forth, and you have sealed my heart
I depart as you have sealed off my heart
with love for you, lest anyone but you dwell within it.
To love any but you
فلوso if أنيthat I استطعتُI could غَمَضتُI would close طَرفيmy eye
فلو أني استطعتُ غَمَضتُ طَرفي
فلمand would not أنظرI look بهwith it حتىuntil أراكاI see you
فلم أنظر به حتى أراكا
So, if I could, I would close my eyes,
If only I could, I would close my eyes
and not look with them until I saw you.
Never to look upon another until I see you
وفيand among الأحبابlovers مختصone distinguished بوَجدٍby passionate longing
وفي الأحباب مختص بوَجدٍ
وآخرand another يدّعيclaims معهwith him اشتراكاa share
وآخر يدّعي معه اشتراكا
And among lovers, one is distinguished by passionate longing,
Among lovers some feel a special passion
and another claims to share it with him.
While another claims to share it too
إذاwhen انسكبتflowed دموعtears فيupon خدودٍcheeks
إذا انسكبت دموع في خدودٍ
تَبَيَّنَbecame distinguishable منthe one who بكىwept ممنfrom the one who تباكىfeigned weeping
تَبَيَّنَ من بكى ممن تباكى
When tears stream down cheeks,
When tears flow down cheeks
the one who weeps is distinguished from the one who feigns weeping.
It shows who really weeps from who pretends