إذاif أناI متُّdie فمنthen who يعشقُكloves you passionately
إذا أنا متُّ فمن يعشقُك
ومنand who يرتجيكlooks to you in hope ومنand who يفرقُكfears you
ومن يرتجيك ومن يفرقُك
If I die, who will love you passionately?
If I die, who will love you
And who will look to you in hope, and who will fear you?
And hope for you and part from you
ومنand who هوhe عبدٌa slave رقيقa bondservant of الهوىlove
ومن هو عبدٌ رقيق الهوى
إلىtoward كلِّall ماthat which تشتهيyou desire يسبقُكgoes ahead of you
إلى كلِّ ما تشتهي يسبقُك
And who is a slave, held captive by love,
And who is the devoted slave
Going ahead of you toward all that you desire,
Who for all your desires will precede you
يَراكَhe sees you بمُقلةِwith the eye of منone who فيin يديكyour hands
يَراكَ بمُقلةِ من في يديك
ومنand who نفسهُhis soul فيin الهوىlove تصدقُكis true to you
ومن نفسهُ في الهوى تصدقُك
Seeing you through the eye of one in your hands,
Seeing you with the eyes of one whose life is in your hands
And of one whose soul is true to you in love?
And whose soul in passion believes you
أناI قلتُI said صبراًpatience لعلَّperhaps الذيthe one who
أنا قلتُ صبراً لعلَّ الذي
تُقلبُyou are tossed about فيin ملكهِhis possession يعتقُكsets you free
تُقلبُ في ملكهِ يعتقُك
I said: Patience—perhaps the one
I said patience, perhaps He
In whose possession you are tossed about will set you free.
Who turns His dominion will emancipate you