ولمّاand when تمادتpersisted علىupon مُهجتيmy heart
ولمّا تمادت على مُهجتي
لواذعُburning stings سُمّpoison الهوىpassionate love النّاقعdeadly
لواذعُ سُمّ الهوى النّاقع
And when my heart was relentlessly assailed
When the pangs of love's poison speared my heart,
by the burning stings of love’s deadly poison,
And no intercessor could your face implore,
ولاand (beginning of the split verb ‘encountered’) قيتُI encountered (verb completion) منfrom وجهكyour face شافعاan intercessor
ولا قيتُ من وجهك شافعا
طلبتُI sought الأمانsafety منfrom الشّافعthe intercessor
طلبتُ الأمان من الشّافع
and I found an intercessor in your face,
I sought the Prophet's aid, for he could scout
I sought safety from the intercessor.
A path to lead me to your mercy's door.