ياO جاهِلَone ignorant of الحُبَّlove إِنَّindeed الحُبَّlove ليfor me سَنَدٌa support
يا جاهِلَ الحُبَّ إِنَّ الحُبَّ لي سَنَدٌ
مَهماhowever far أُجَزَI pass beyond عَنهُfrom it يَوماًone day سَوفَshall أَعتَمِدُI rely
مَهما أُجَزَ عَنهُ يَوماً سَوفَ أَعتَمِدُ
O you ignorant of love, love is indeed my support.
O ignorant of love, love is my support
However far I stray from it one day, I shall rely on it.
No matter how much I stray from it one day, I will always rely on it
أَيَجهَلُcan he be ignorant of? الحُبَّlove مَنone who أَصحَتhave arisen بِهِin him حُرقٌburning pangs
أَيَجهَلُ الحُبَّ مَن أَصحَت بِهِ حُرقٌ
تَكادُalmost مِنfrom حَرِّهاtheir heat الأَحشاءُthe entrails تَتَّقِدُcatch fire
تَكادُ مِن حَرِّها الأَحشاءُ تَتَّقِدُ
Can one be ignorant of love, in whom burning pangs have arisen,
Does one who is scorched by love's fire not know love?
Whose heat almost sets his entrails aflame?
Its heat makes my insides burn
اللَهُGod يَعلَمُknows أَنّيthat I شَيِّقٌyearning أَبَداًforever
اللَهُ يَعلَمُ أَنّي شَيِّقٌ أَبَداً
لاnot يَنقَضيends الشَوقُlonging حَتّىuntil يَنقَضيends الأَبَدُeternity
لا يَنقَضي الشَوقُ حَتّى يَنقَضي الأَبَدُ
God knows that I am forever yearning.
God knows I'm obstinate forever
Longing does not end until eternity ends.
Longing never ends until eternity itself ends
إِنif يَشرَبِdrinks الجِسمُthe body بَردَcoolness الوَصلِunion مُنتَعِشاًrefreshed
إِن يَشرَبِ الجِسمُ بَردَ الوَصلِ مُنتَعِشاً
يُهديoffers إِلَيهِto it فُؤاديmy heart حَرَّheat ماwhat يَجِدُit feels
يُهدي إِلَيهِ فُؤادي حَرَّ ما يَجِدُ
If the body drinks the coolness of union, refreshed,
If my body drinks the chill of reunion refreshed
My heart offers it the heat of what it feels.
My heart sends it the heat it feels