قُلsay لِلَّتيto her who وَصَفَتdescribed مَحَبَّتَهاher love
قُل لِلَّتي وَصَفَت مَحَبَّتَها
لِلمُستَهامِto the infatuated lover بِذِكرِهاby remembrance of her الصَبِّthe yearning one
لِلمُستَهامِ بِذِكرِها الصَبِّ
Say to her who described her love
Tell her who described her love
To the yearning lover, entranced by remembrance of her:
To the one infatuated by the mention of her, the passionate one
ماnot قُلتِyou said إِلاexcept الحَقَّthe truth أَعرِفُهُI know it
ما قُلتِ إِلا الحَقَّ أَعرِفُهُ
أَجِدُI find الدَليلَthe proof عَلَيهِof it مِنfrom قَلبيmy heart
أَجِدُ الدَليلَ عَلَيهِ مِن قَلبي
You said nothing but the truth; I know it—
You have spoken nothing but the truth, I know it
I find its proof in my heart.
I find evidence for it in my heart
قَلبيmy heart وَقَلبُكِand your heart بِدعَةٌa marvel خُلِقاthey were both created
قَلبي وَقَلبُكِ بِدعَةٌ خُلِقا
يَتَجاذَبانِthey draw one another بِصادِقِwith true الحُبِّlove
يَتَجاذَبانِ بِصادِقِ الحُبِّ
My heart and yours were created as a marvel,
My heart and yours were created as an innovation
Drawing each other with true love.
They attract each other with true love
يَتَهادَيانِthey give to one another هَوىًpassion سَيَترُكُناwill leave us
يَتَهادَيانِ هَوىً سَيَترُكُنا
أُحدوثَةًa tale people tell فيin الشَرقِthe East وَالغَربِand the West
أُحدوثَةً في الشَرقِ وَالغَربِ
They give each other a passion that will leave us
They inspire in each other a passion that will leave us
A tale told in the East and the West.
As a legend in the East and West