إنif كنتُI am فيin الحسْنِbeauty بدراًa full moon
إن كنتُ في الحسْنِ بدراً
فهالةُthen the halo of البدرthe full moon أنتمْyou (plural)
فهالةُ البدر أنتمْ
If I am a full moon in beauty,
If I were a full moon in beauty
then you are the full moon’s halo.
Then the moon's halo is you
أوor كنتI am كعبةa Kaaba أنسٍof fellowship
أو كنت كعبة أنسٍ
فإنكمthen indeed you (plural) بيَaround me طفتمْyou circled (plural)
فإنكم بيَ طفتمْ
Or if I am a Kaaba of fellowship,
Or if I were a Kaaba of intimacy
then you have circled me.
Then you have circled around me
لولايwere it not for me قطبan axis سرورٍof joy
لولاي قطب سرورٍ
لماwould not عليَّaround me استدرتمْyou revolved (plural)
لما عليَّ استدرتمْ
Were I not an axis of joy,
If not for me being an axis of joy
you would not have revolved around me.
You would not have revolved around me