مرضُsickness الحُبِّof love شِفائيmy cure أبداًforever
مرضُ الحُبِّ شِفائي أبداً
كلَّماwhenever أكْرَبنيit distresses me أطْرَبَنيit delights me
كلَّما أكْرَبني أطْرَبَني
Love's sickness is forever my cure.
My illness of love is never cured
Whenever it distresses me, it delights me.
The more it grows old, the more delighted I become
فبَقائيso my survival منْfrom فنائيmy annihilation فيكمُin you
فبَقائي منْ فنائي فيكمُ
وسُروريand my joy منكُمُfrom you فيin حَزَنيmy sorrow
وسُروري منكُمُ في حَزَني
So my survival comes from my annihilation in you.
My existence is from my annihilation in you
And my joy from you lies in my sorrow.
And my joy is from you in my sorrow
واشتريتمْand you bought بوصالٍwith union مُهْجَتيmy life's blood
واشتريتمْ بوصالٍ مُهْجَتي
ومنَand part of العَدْلِjustice أداءُpayment الثَّمَنِthe price
ومنَ العَدْلِ أداءُ الثَّمَنِ
And you bought my life's blood with union.
You bought my love with a union
And justice calls for payment of the price.
And justice is in paying the price
حُسْنُgoodness ظنيmy opinion فيكمُof you اذْwhen خِفْتُكمْI feared you
حُسْنُ ظني فيكمُ اذْ خِفْتُكمْ
دونَrather than أعْماليmy deeds جميعاًall جُنَنيmy shields
دونَ أعْمالي جميعاً جُنَني
My good opinion of you, when I feared you,
My good thoughts of you, when I feared you
Is my protection, rather than all my deeds.
Despite all my deeds, is my insanity
واذاand if البلْوىaffliction أفادتْbrought قُرْبكُمْnearness to you
واذا البلْوى أفادتْ قُرْبكُمْ
فمنَthen among النُّعمىblessings دَوامُcontinuance المِحَنِtrials
فمنَ النُّعمى دَوامُ المِحَنِ
And if affliction brings me near to you,
And if afflictions brought me your closeness
Then unceasing trials are a blessing.
Then from blessing, is the continuance of trials