أَياO مَنْyou whose خانَproved faithless مَخْبَرُهُhis inner nature
أَيا مَنْ خانَ مَخْبَرُهُ
وَعَزَّand overpowered الصَّبَّthe lovesick lover مَنْظَرُهُhis appearance
وَعَزَّ الصَّبَّ مَنْظَرُهُ
O you whose inner nature has proved faithless,
and whose looks have overpowered the lovesick lover;
وَمَنْand one whom أُخْفِيI conceal هَوَايَmy love لَهُfor him
وَمَنْ أُخْفِي هَوَايَ لَهُ
وَدَمْعُand the tears of الْعَيْنِthe eye يُظْهُرهُreveals it
وَدَمْعُ الْعَيْنِ يُظْهُرهُ
and you for whom I conceal my love,
while the eye's tears reveal it:
أَنِلْنِيgrant me مالِكِيmy master وَصْلاًunion
أَنِلْنِي مالِكِي وَصْلاً
حَقِيراًslight لَسْتُI do not أَحْقِرُهُdisdain it
حَقِيراً لَسْتُ أَحْقِرُهُ
grant me, my master, a union,
however slight—I do not disdain it.
وَلاand let not يَمْنَعْكَdeter you قِلَّتُهُits smallness
وَلا يَمْنَعْكَ قِلَّتُهُ
أقَلُّthe least of الْوَصْلِunion أَكْثَرُهُthe most of it
أقَلُّ الْوَصْلِ أَكْثَرُهُ
And let its smallness not deter you:
the least union is the greatest.