أَهْوَاكَI love you إِلاَّbut أَنَّنيthat I أَكْتُمُI conceal
أَهْوَاكَ إِلاَّ أَنَّني أَكْتُمُ
وَقَلْبُand the heart مَنْone who يَهْوىloves كَماas تَعْلَمُyou know
وَقَلْبُ مَنْ يَهْوى كَما تَعْلَمُ
I love you, but I keep it hidden.
I love you, though I keep it hidden
And a lover's heart is as you know.
And a lover's heart, as you know
وَكَيْفَand how أشْكُوI complain of حُرُقاتِburning pangs الْهَوىlove
وَكَيْفَ أشْكُو حُرُقاتِ الْهَوى
وَأَنْتَwhile you لاnot تَرْثيyou pity ولاnor تَرْحَمُyou show mercy
وَأَنْتَ لا تَرْثي ولا تَرْحَمُ
And how can I complain of love's burning pangs
How can I complain of love's fires
when you neither pity nor show mercy?
When you neither eulogize nor pity?
كَذاthus بلاwithout ذَنْبٍsin وَلاnor زَلَّةٍa misstep
كَذا بلا ذَنْبٍ وَلا زَلَّةٍ
يُقْتَلُis slain هذاthis الرَّجُلُthe man المُسْلِمُthe Muslim
يُقْتَلُ هذا الرَّجُلُ المُسْلِمُ
Thus, without sin or misstep,
Thus without crime or slip
this Muslim man is slain.
This Muslim man is killed
إِنْif كُنْتَyou are لاnot تَرْضىyou approve بِقَتْلِof killing امْريءٍa man
إِنْ كُنْتَ لا تَرْضى بِقَتْلِ امْريءٍ
مِنْfrom أَيْنَwhere فيon خَدِّكَyour cheek هذاthis الدَّمُthe blood
مِنْ أَيْنَ في خَدِّكَ هذا الدَّمُ
If you do not approve of killing a man,
If you do not consent to killing a man
where does this blood on your cheek come from?
Where did this blood come from on your cheek?
لَيْسَis not بِمأْمُونٍto be trusted عَلىwith مُهْجَةٍa life
لَيْسَ بِمأْمُونٍ عَلى مُهْجَةٍ
مَنْone who كانَwas فيin مُقْلَتِهِhis eye مِخْذَمُa keen sword
مَنْ كانَ في مُقْلَتِهِ مِخْذَمُ
He cannot be trusted with a life
Not to be trusted with a glance
who has a keen sword in his eye.
Is one who has mischief in his eyes
حَسْبُenough for المُحِبيِّنَthe lovers الَّذينَwho ابْتُلُواwere afflicted
حَسْبُ المُحِبيِّنَ الَّذينَ ابْتُلُوا
بِالْحُبِّwith love أَنِّيthat I واحِدٌone مِنْهُمُof them
بِالْحُبِّ أَنِّي واحِدٌ مِنْهُمُ
It is enough for lovers who are afflicted
Enough for lovers tried
with love that I am one of them.
By love, that I am one of them