وand أيwhat خيرgood فيin الهوىlove كلهall of it
و أي خير في الهوى كله
إنif كنتماyou two are بالحبabout love لاnot تعلمانknow
إن كنتما بالحب لا تعلمان
And what good is there in all of love,
What good is love, when you don't understand,
And what good is in passion entire, if you two know nothing of love?
If you two know nothing of love?
My darling, now you're gone, my darling,
O my flower, I have perished, O my flower; alas for the one who adores the daisy.
ياO زهرتيmy flower قدindeed متI died ياO زهرتيmy flower
يا زهرتي قد مت يا زهرتي
آهah علىfor منone who يعشقpassionately loves الأقحوانchrysanthemums
آه على من يعشق الأقحوان
O my flower, I have died, O my flower!
Alas for those enamored of impossibilities!
Were it not for she who was gifted the magic of her name, I would not seek from you the magic of eloquence.
Ah, for one who loves chrysanthemums!
Had it not been for her, whose name is magic,
لولاwere it not for التيher who أعطيتyou were given سحرmagic اسمهاher name
لولا التي أعطيت سحر اسمها
ماnot بتI spent the night استوحيكI seek inspiration from you سحرmagic البيانeloquence
ما بت استوحيك سحر البيان
Were it not for her whose name's magic you were given,
I'd not have found in you the magic of expression.
I would not have spent the night drawing from you the magic of eloquence.
Partial English translation: 5 of 6 Arabic lines translated.
Partial English translation: 3 of 6 Arabic lines translated.