لامُthe letter lām العذارِthe cheek-down أَطالتْhas prolonged فيكَover you تَسهيديmy sleeplessness
لامُ العذارِ أَطالتْ فيكَ تَسهيدي
كأَنهاas though it were لغرامىfor my passion لامthe letter lām تَوحيدِaffirming oneness
كأَنها لغرامى لام تَوحيدِ
The lām of cheek-down has prolonged my sleeplessness over you.
As though, for my passion, it were the lām of affirming oneness.
حبَّذاhow lovely فيin هواكَlove for you لامthe letter lām عذارِcheek-down
حبَّذا في هواكَ لام عذارِ
هيit للمحبِfor the lover آلةٌan instrument التَّوحيدِthe affirmation of oneness
هي للمحبِ آلةٌ التَّوحيدِ
How lovely, in my love for you, is the lām of cheek-down!
For the lover, it is an instrument of affirming oneness.