أحبI love لقاmeeting الأحبابthe loved ones فيat كلevery ساعةٍhour
أحب لقا الأحباب في كل ساعةٍ
لأنbecause لقاmeeting الأحبابthe loved ones فيهin it المنافعُthe benefits
لأن لقا الأحباب فيه المنافعُ
I love meeting loved ones at every hour;
I love meeting loved ones at every hour,
for in meeting loved ones lie many benefits.
for in meeting loved ones there are benefits.
أياO قرّةdelight العيونthe eyes تاللَهby God إنَّنيindeed I
أيا قرّة العيون تاللَه إنَّني
علىupon عهدكُمyour covenant باقيremaining وفيand in الوصلِunion طامعُyearning
على عهدكُم باقي وفي الوصلِ طامعُ
O delight of the eyes, by God, indeed I
O delight of the eyes, by God, I am indeed
remain true to my pledge to you, yearning for union.
still true to your covenant and yearning for union.
لقدindeed نبتتhas sprouted فيin القلبِthe heart منكمfrom you محبّةlove
لقد نبتت في القلبِ منكم محبّة
كماjust as نبتتhave sprouted فيin الراحتينthe two palms الأصابِعُthe fingers
كما نبتت في الراحتين الأصابِعُ
Love for you has sprouted within my heart,
Love for you has indeed sprouted in the heart,
as fingers sprout from the two palms.
just as fingers have sprouted from both palms.
حرامٌforbidden علىto قلبيmy heart محبّةُlove غيركُمanyone other than you
حرامٌ على قلبي محبّةُ غيركُم
كماjust as حرمَتwere forbidden عنfrom موسىMoses تلكthose المراضعُthe wet nurses
كما حرمَت عن موسى تلك المراضعُ
My heart is forbidden to love anyone but you,
Love for anyone but you is forbidden to my heart,
as those wet nurses were forbidden to Moses.
just as those wet nurses were forbidden to Moses.