أُسَرُّI rejoice بمهلكيin my destruction فيهin him لأنّيbecause I
أُسَرُّ بمهلكي فيه لأنّي
أُسَرُّI rejoice بماin what يُسَرُّis delighted الإِلفَthe beloved جداgreatly
أُسَرُّ بما يُسَرُّ الإِلفَ جدا
I rejoice in my destruction in him, for I
I rejoice in that which makes familiarity rejoice greatly
rejoice in whatever greatly delights the beloved.
And if my bones were asked about their decay
ولوand if سئلتwere asked عظاميmy bones عنabout بِلاهاtheir decay
ولو سئلت عظامي عن بِلاها
لانكرتِthey would deny البِلىdecay وسمعتand you would hear جَحداa denial
لانكرتِ البِلى وسمعت جَحدا
And were my bones asked about their decay,
They would deny decay and protest
they would deny decay, and you would hear a denial.
And if I were delivered from my sickness, the flames of longing would call out to me, hoping for a return
ولوand if اُخرِجتُI were brought out منfrom سُقميmy sickness لنادىwould cry out
ولو اُخرِجتُ من سُقمي لنادى
لهيبُthe flame الشوقof longing بيwithin me يرجوهimploring him ردّاa return
لهيبُ الشوق بي يرجوه ردّا
And were I freed from my sickness, there would cry out
the flame of longing within me, imploring him for a return.
Partial English translation: 4 of 6 Arabic lines translated.