ياO مَنone who أَعيذI seek protection for جَمالهhis beauty بِجَمالهwith his beauty
يا مَن أَعيذ جَماله بِجَماله
مِنfrom نَظرَتيmy gaze خَوفاًout of fear عَلَيهِfor him تذيبهit melts him
مِن نَظرَتي خَوفاً عَلَيهِ تذيبه
O you whose beauty I shield with your own beauty,
From my gaze, fearing for you lest it melt you.
لَكِنَّنيbut I أَخفيهِI hide him وَسطwithin حَشاشَتيmy heart's core
لَكِنَّني أَخفيهِ وَسط حَشاشَتي
حَذراًout of caution عَلَيهِfor him مِنfrom العُيونthe eyes تَذيبهthey melt him
حَذراً عَلَيهِ مِن العُيون تَذيبه
Yet I hide you within my heart's core,
Fearful for you lest eyes should melt you.
إِنif لَمnot تَكُنyou are عَينيmy eye فَإِنكthen indeed you نُورَهاits light
إِن لَم تَكُن عَيني فَإِنك نُورَها
أَوor لَمnot تَكُنyou are جِسميmy body فَأَنتَthen you طَبيبهits physician
أَو لَم تَكُن جِسمي فَأَنتَ طَبيبه
If you are not my eye, you are indeed its light;
Or if you are not my body, you are its physician;
أَوor لَمnot تَكُنyou are رُوحيmy soul فَأَنتَthen you أَنيسهاits companion
أَو لَم تَكُن رُوحي فَأَنتَ أَنيسها
أَوor لَمnot تَكُنyou are قَلبيmy heart فَأَنتَthen you حَبيبهits beloved
أَو لَم تَكُن قَلبي فَأَنتَ حَبيبه
Or if you are not my soul, you are its companion;
Or if you are not my heart, you are its beloved.