ما عالَجَ الناسُ مِثلَ الحُبِّ مِن سَقَمٍ

ما عالَجَ الناسُ مِثلَ الحُبِّ مِن سَقَمٍ

وَلا بَرى مِثلُهُ عَظماً وَلا جَسَدا

وَلا بَرى مِثلُهُ عَظماً وَلا جَسَدا

People have never grappled with an illness like love,

No cure is likened to love for man's diseases,

Nor has any other so worn away bone or body.

Nor any body, nor limbs compared with his huge frame.

ما يَلبَثُ الحُبُّ أَن تَبدو شَواهِدُهُ

ما يَلبَثُ الحُبُّ أَن تَبدو شَواهِدُهُ

مِن المُحِبِّ وَإِن لَم يُبدِهِ أَبَدا

مِن المُحِبِّ وَإِن لَم يُبدِهِ أَبَدا

It is not long before love's signs appear

The signs of love are soon apparent in lovers

From the lover, even if he never reveals it.

Though love is never openly expressed by them.