وَماand none فيon الأَرضِthe earth أَشقىmore wretched مِنthan مُحِبٍّa lover
وَما في الأَرضِ أَشقى مِن مُحِبٍّ
وَإِنand even if وَجَدَhe finds الهَوىlove حُلوَsweet المَذاقِthe taste
وَإِن وَجَدَ الهَوى حُلوَ المَذاقِ
There is none on earth more wretched than a lover,
And none on earth is more wretched than a lover,
though he finds love sweet to the taste.
Even if he finds love sweet to the taste.
تَراهُyou see him باكِياًweeping فيat كُلِّevery وَقتٍmoment
تَراهُ باكِياً في كُلِّ وَقتٍ
مَخافَةَfor fear of فُرقَةٍseparation أَوor لِاِشتِياقِout of longing
مَخافَةَ فُرقَةٍ أَو لِاِشتِياقِ
You see him weeping at every moment,
You see him weeping at every moment,
from fear of separation, or from longing.
For fear of separation or out of longing.
فَيَبكيso he weeps إِنif نَأىhe is far away شَوقاًout of longing إِلَيهِمfor them
فَيَبكي إِن نَأى شَوقاً إِلَيهِم
وَيَبكيand he weeps إِنif دَنَواthey draw near خَوفَfor fear of الفِراقِseparation
وَيَبكي إِن دَنَوا خَوفَ الفِراقِ
He weeps when they go far away, longing for them,
So he weeps if he is far away, yearning for them,
and weeps when they draw near, fearing separation.
And he weeps if they draw near, fearing separation.
فَتَسخنُso it grows hot عَينُهُhis eye عِندَat التَنائيbeing far apart
فَتَسخنُ عَينُهُ عِندَ التَنائي
وَتَسخنُand it grows hot عَينُهُhis eye عِندَat التَلاقيmeeting
وَتَسخنُ عَينُهُ عِندَ التَلاقي
His eye grows hot when they are apart,
So his eye grows hot when they are far apart,
and his eye grows hot when they meet.
And his eye grows hot when they meet.
