ماwhat ليwith me ألفتI grew attached to وجهاًa face غيرnot ملتفتٍturning
ما لي ألفت وجهاً غير ملتفتٍ
نحويtoward me وأعطفand I show affection to قلباًa heart غيرnot منعطفinclining
نحوي وأعطف قلباً غير منعطف
What ails me, that I have grown attached to a face that will not turn
Why did I befriend a face that does not turn
toward me, and show affection to a heart that will not incline?
Toward me, and incline a heart that does not bend?
يغريhe is eager بهجريto forsake me كماjust as أغرىI am eager بألفتهfor closeness to him
يغري بهجري كما أغرى بألفته
هذاthis لعمريby my life ودادٌlove جدtruly مختلفdiscordant
هذا لعمري ودادٌ جد مختلف
He is as eager to forsake me as I am to be close to him.
He pleases himself with my estrangement, as he once
This, by my life, is truly discordant love.
Pleased himself with my friendship - truly, this affection is strange!
حجبتI veiled عينيmy eye عنfrom الدنياthe world ونضرتهاand its splendor
حجبت عيني عن الدنيا ونضرتها
شوقاًout of longing وأبرزتهاand I exposed it للحزنto sorrow والأسفand grief
شوقاً وأبرزتها للحزن والأسف
I veiled my eye from the world and its splendor,
I have veiled my eyes from the world for love of him
out of longing, and exposed it to sorrow and grief.
And unveiled them for sorrow and regret.
ألاif not تكنhas تلفتperished نفسيmy soul عليكfor you فقدthen indeed
ألا تكن تلفت نفسي عليك فقد
أصبحتI have become واللَهby God مشتاقاًyearning إلىfor التلفdeath
أصبحت واللَه مشتاقاً إلى التلف
If my soul has not perished for you, then indeed
Oh, do not consume my soul! For indeed,
I have come, by God, to yearn for death.
I have become, by God, longing for a glance!