وَماand not مِثلُthe like of هَذاthis الشَوقِlonging تَحمِلُbears مُضغَةٌa morsel of flesh
وَما مِثلُ هَذا الشَوقِ تَحمِلُ مُضغَةٌ
وَلَكِنَّand yet قَلبيmy heart فيin الهَوىlove مُتَقَلِّبُever-turning
وَلَكِنَّ قَلبي في الهَوى مُتَقَلِّبُ
And no morsel of flesh can bear longing like this,
No other longing bears such agony
And yet my heart keeps turning in love.
But my heart in passion tossed must be