حَبيبٌa beloved لَهُfor him فيin كُلevery قَلبheart مَهابةawe
حَبيبٌ لَهُ في كُل قَلب مَهابة
أَجَلmore majestic مِنthan السُلطانthe sultan فَوقَupon سَريرهhis throne
أَجَل مِن السُلطان فَوقَ سَريره
A beloved who inspires awe in every heart,
A beloved who in every heart has awe
more majestic than the sultan upon his throne.
Higher than a sultan on his throne
تُعانقembrace أَشواقيmy longings مَعاطفthe curves ظِلِهِhis shadow
تُعانق أَشواقي مَعاطف ظِلِهِ
إِذاwhen مَثَلتهُcasts his likeness الشَمسthe sun عِندَduring مَسيرهhis passage
إِذا مَثَلتهُ الشَمس عِندَ مَسيره
My longings embrace the curves of his shadow
My longing embraces the cloaks of his shade
when the sun casts his likeness as he passes.
When the sun depicts him during his journey