إنَّindeed المحبينthe lovers أحياءٌalive وإنand even if دُفِنواthey were buried
إنَّ المحبين أحياءٌ وإن دُفِنوا
فيin التُربِthe earth أوor غُرِّقواthey were drowned فيin الماءِthe water أوor حُرِقواthey were burned
في التُربِ أو غُرِّقوا في الماءِ أو حُرِقوا
Indeed, lovers are alive, even if they are buried—
Indeed, the lovers are alive, even if they are buried
in the earth, or drowned in water, or burned;
In the earth, or drowned in water, or burned,
أوor يقتلواthey are killed بسيوفby swords وسطin the midst of معركةa battle
أو يقتلوا بسيوف وسط معركة
أوor حَتفَdeath أنفٍa nose (in the idiom 'natural death') وإنand even if أضناهمwore them down الفَرقُfear
أو حَتفَ أنفٍ وإن أضناهم الفَرقُ
or killed by swords in the midst of battle;
Or killed by swords in the midst of a battle,
or meet natural deaths, even if terror has worn them away.
Or die a natural death, even if fear has worn them down.
لوif يسمعونthey hear مناديthe caller of الحبlove صاحhe cried out بهمto them
لو يسمعون منادي الحب صاح بهم
يوماone day لَلَبَّاهُwould surely answer him منwhoever بالحبwith love يحترقhe burns
يوما لَلَبَّاهُ من بالحب يحترق
If they were to hear love’s caller cry out to them
If they heard the caller of love cry out to them
one day, whoever burns with love would surely answer him: “At your service!”
One day, whoever burns with love would surely answer him.
