طافَroamed الهَوىlove بَينَamong خَلقِcreatures of اللَهِGod كُلِّهِمِall of them
طافَ الهَوى بَينَ خَلقِ اللَهِ كُلِّهِمِ
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen مَرَّpassed بيby me مِنfrom بَينِهِمamong them وَقَفاit stopped
حَتّى إِذا مَرَّ بي مِن بَينِهِم وَقَفا
Love roamed among all God's creatures,
Passion roamed among all of God's creations
until, when it passed by me among them, it stopped.
Until it passed by me from among them and stopped
قَدindeed قُلتُI said لَمّاwhen رَأَيتُI saw المَوتَdeath يَنزِلُdescends بيupon me
قَد قُلتُ لَمّا رَأَيتُ المَوتَ يَنزِلُ بي
وَكادَand almost يَهتِفُcalls out بيabout me ناعِيَّmy death-herald أَوor هَتَفاhe cried out
وَكادَ يَهتِفُ بي ناعِيَّ أَو هَتَفا
I said, when I saw death descending upon me,
When I saw death coming down upon me
and my death-herald almost proclaimed my passing—or had proclaimed it:
And my obituary caller nearly cried out to me
أَموتُI die شَوقاًof longing وَلاand do not أَلقاكُمُmeet you أَبَداًever
أَموتُ شَوقاً وَلا أَلقاكُمُ أَبَداً
ياO حَسرَتاmy sorrow ثُمَّthen ياشَوقاO my longing وَياand O أَسَفاmy grief
يا حَسرَتا ثُمَّ ياشَوقا وَيا أَسَفا
I die of longing and shall never meet you!
I die of longing, never to see you again
Oh, my sorrow! Then, oh, my longing, and oh, my grief!
Oh what regret, then oh what longing and oh what sorrow
إِنّيindeed I لَأَعجَبُtruly marvel مِنat قَلبٍa heart يُحِبُّكُمُloves you
إِنّي لَأَعجَبُ مِن قَلبٍ يُحِبُّكُمُ
وَماand does not يَرىsee مِنكُمُfrom you وُدّاًaffection وَلاnor لُطُفاkindness
وَما يَرى مِنكُمُ وُدّاً وَلا لُطُفا
Indeed, I marvel at a heart that loves you,
I wonder at a heart that loves you
yet sees neither affection nor kindness from you.
And sees from you no affection or kindness