أياO قلبheart إنif إلزمتنيyou compel me حبlove غيرهمanyone but them
أيا قلب إن إلزمتني حب غيرهم
تبرأwill renounce سرىmy private self منfrom هواكyour passion وإعلانيand my public self
تبرأ سرى من هواك وإعلاني
O heart, if you compel me to love anyone but them,
Oh my heart, if you force me to love another
my private and public selves will renounce your passion.
My innermost being will disavow your passion and my confession
وياand O ناظريmy eye إنif كنتyou are تنكرُdeny حسنهمtheir beauty
ويا ناظري إن كنت تنكرُ حسنهم
وإحسانهمand their kindness ماnot أنتyou عنديto me بإنسانيmy eye’s pupil (also evokes ‘human being’)
وإحسانهم ما أنت عندي بإنساني
And O my eye, if you deny their beauty
And oh my eyes, if you deny their beauty
and their kindness, I do not count you as my eye’s pupil.
And their kindness, you are not human in my view