للَّهِBy God! للَّهِBy God! مَاhow أَحْلىsweet رِضَاكِyour favor وَمَاand how
للَّهِ للَّهِ مَا أَحْلى رِضَاكِ وَمَا
أَمَرَّbitter سُخْطَكِyour displeasure ياO مَوْلاةَmistress مَوْلاهَاher master
أَمَرَّ سُخْطَكِ يا مَوْلاةَ مَوْلاهَا
By God, by God, how sweet your favor, and how
For Allah, for Allah, how sweet is Your pleasure, and how bitter is Your displeasure, O Master of masters.
bitter your displeasure, O mistress of her master!
Nothing is better than it, for it was created the most precious thing to my heart when I met her.
لاno شَيءَthing أَحْسَنُmore beautiful مِنْهاthan her إِنَّهاindeed she خُلِقَتْwas created
لا شَيءَ أَحْسَنُ مِنْها إِنَّها خُلِقَتْ
أَعَزَّdearest شَيءٍthing لِقَلْبِيto my heart حِينَwhen أَلْقَاهَاI meet her
أَعَزَّ شَيءٍ لِقَلْبِي حِينَ أَلْقَاهَا
Nothing is more beautiful than she; indeed, she was created
When the fire of longing blazes in my liver, the water of seeing her extinguishes it at the encounter.
the dearest thing to my heart when I meet her.
إِذاwhen تَلَهَّبَblazes نَارُfire الشَّوْقِlonging فيin كَبِديmy liver
إِذا تَلَهَّبَ نَارُ الشَّوْقِ في كَبِدي
أَطْفَاهُquenches it مَاءُwater التَّلاقيmeeting عِنْدَat رُؤْياهاseeing her
أَطْفَاهُ مَاءُ التَّلاقي عِنْدَ رُؤْياها
When the fire of longing blazes in my liver,
the water of meeting quenches it at the sight of her.
Partial English translation: 3 of 6 Arabic lines translated.