ومنand out of طاعتيmy obedience إياهhim أمطرrained ناظريmy eye
ومن طاعتي إياه أمطر ناظري
لهfor him حينwhen يُبديreveals منfrom ثناياهhis front teeth ليto me برقاlightning
له حين يُبدي من ثناياه لي برقا
And out of my obedience to him, my eye has rained tears
My obedience to him rains down my gaze
for him, when he shows me lightning from his front teeth.
When he shows me a glimmer from his folds
كأنas though دموعيmy tears تبصرsee الوصلunion هارباًfleeing
كأن دموعي تبصر الوصل هارباً
فمنso for أجلthe sake of ذاthis تجريthey run لتدركهto catch it سبقاracing ahead
فمن أجل ذا تجري لتدركه سبقا
As though my tears see union fleeing,
As if my tears can see the connection fleeing
so for that reason they run, racing to catch it.
So for that they flow to overtake it in haste
سأستعملI shall practice البقياforbearance علىtoward مَنthe one whom أُحبُّهI love him
سأستعمل البقيا على مَن أُحبُّه
وإنand even though كانhe was ماnot أبقىshowed mercy عليَّto me ولاnor استبقىkept alive
وإن كان ما أبقى عليَّ ولا استبقى
I shall show forbearance toward the one I love,
I will spend the rest loving whom I love
even though he has neither spared me nor kept me alive.
Even if nothing remains for me or stays ahead
فلولاfor were it not for الهوىlove لمnot يُملكbe owned الحرُّthe free man طائعاًwillingly
فلولا الهوى لم يُملك الحرُّ طائعاً
ولولاand were it not for الهوىlove لمnot يغلبovercome الباطلُfalsehood الحقّاtruth
ولولا الهوى لم يغلب الباطلُ الحقّا
For without love, a free man would not willingly be owned,
Without passion the free would not willingly obey
and without love, falsehood would not overcome truth.
Without passion falsehood would not overcome truth