تكلَّمspeak ليسَdoes not يُجعُكَhurt you الكلامُspeech
تكلَّم ليسَ يُجعُكَ الكلامُ
ولاnor يُزريdetract from محاسِنَكyour charms السَّلامُthe greeting
ولا يُزري محاسِنَك السَّلامُ
Speak; speech will not hurt you.
Speaking does not hurt you, nor does greeting mar your beauty.
Nor will a greeting detract from your charms.
I am al-Ma'mun, the courageous king,
أناI المأمونُal-Ma’mun والملِكُand the king الهُمامُvaliant
أنا المأمونُ والملِكُ الهُمامُ
ولكنِّيbut I بحُبّكِwith love for you مُستهامُmadly enamored
ولكنِّي بحُبّكِ مُستهامُ
I am al-Ma’mun and the valiant king.
But your love has left me confused.
But I am madly in love with you.
It is right that you should not kill me,
يَحقُّis incumbent عليكِupon you ألاَّnot to تقتلينيkill me
يَحقُّ عليكِ ألاَّ تقتليني
فيبقَىso may remain الناسُthe people لهمfor them إمامُan imam (leader)
فيبقَى الناسُ لهم إمامُ
It is your duty not to kill me,
So the people may still have a leader.
So that the people may still have an imam.
Partial English translation: 5 of 6 Arabic lines translated.