بليتI have been afflicted ولاand not أقولI say بمنby whom لأنيbecause I
بليت ولا أقول بمن لأني
متىwhen ماever (emphasis) قلتI said منwho هوhe يعشقوهُthey fall in love with him
متى ما قلت من هو يعشقوهُ
I am afflicted, but I will not say by whom, for
I'm in love, though I cannot say with whom
whenever I say who he is, they fall in love with him.
For if I named the one I love so dear
حبيبٌa beloved قدindeed نفاbanished عنيfrom me رقاديmy sleep
حبيبٌ قد نفا عني رقادي
فإنand if غمضتُI closed my eyes أيقظنيhe woke me أبوهhis father
فإن غمضتُ أيقظني أبوه
A beloved has banished sleep from me;
A lover who denied me rest at night
and if I close my eyes, his father wakes me.
His beauty waking me if I but dozed