إنيindeed I ليعصمنيtruly shields me هواكlove for you عنfrom الهوىdesire
إني ليعصمني هواك عن الهوى
حتىso much so that كأنas though علىover me منكfrom you رقيباa watcher
حتى كأن على منك رقيبا
Indeed, your love sweeps me away from every other passion,
Indeed, my love for you shields me from desire,
Until it is as though a watcher from you stood over me.
So much so that a watcher of yours seems to stand over me.
واجولand I wander فيin غمراتdepths حبكlove for you جاهداstruggling
واجول في غمرات حبك جاهدا
طوراat times فيحسبنيso he thinks me الجليسthe companion رهيباafraid
طورا فيحسبني الجليس رهيبا
And I wander, striving, through the engulfing depths of your love—
And I wander, struggling, through the depths of my love for you,
At times, the companion beside me thinks me fearsome.
At times, so that my companion thinks me afraid.
ماnot إنemphatic particle هممتI thought of بشمsmelling نحركyour neck ساعةfor a moment
ما إن هممت بشم نحرك ساعة
إلاexcept that ملأتI filled منwith الدموعtears جيوباgarment bosoms
إلا ملأت من الدموع جيوبا
No sooner do I think of smelling your bosom for a moment
Never did I think of smelling your neck for a moment
Than I fill the folds of my robe with tears.
Without filling the bosoms of garments with tears.