مَنthe one whom لاnot أُسمِّيI name ولاnor أَبُوحُI speak openly بهof him
مَن لا أُسمِّي ولا أَبُوحُ به
أَصْلَحَmade peace بَيْنيbetween me وبَيْنَand between مَنthe one whom أَهْوَىI love
أَصْلَحَ بَيْني وبَيْنَ مَن أَهْوَى
He whom I neither name nor speak of
has made peace between me and the one I love.
أَرْسَلْتُI sent مَنone who كابَدَendured الهَوَىlove فَدَرَىand so knew
أَرْسَلْتُ مَن كابَدَ الهَوَى فَدَرَى
كَيْفَhow يُداوِيhe heals مواضِعَthe places of البَلْوَىaffliction
كَيْفَ يُداوِي مواضِعَ البَلْوَى
I sent one who had suffered love and so knew
how to heal the places of affliction.
ولِيand I have حُقُوقٌrights فيin الحُبِّlove ظاهِرةٌclear
ولِي حُقُوقٌ في الحُبِّ ظاهِرةٌ
لَكِنَّbut إِلْفِيmy beloved يَعُدُّهاconsiders them دَعْوَىa claim
لَكِنَّ إِلْفِي يَعُدُّها دَعْوَى
And I have clear rights in love,
but my beloved deems them mere claims.
ياO رَبِّmy Lord إِنَّindeed الرّسُولَthe messenger أَحْسَنَhas done good بيto me
يا رَبِّ إِنَّ الرّسُولَ أَحْسَنَ بي
ياO رَبِّmy Lord فاحْفَظْنيthen protect me منfrom الأَسْوَاwhat is worse
يا رَبِّ فاحْفَظْني من الأَسْوَا
O my Lord, the messenger has indeed treated me well;
O my Lord, then protect me from what is worse.