حييتَyou greeted مَنthe one whom تَهوىyou love فَحياكاso he greeted you
حييتَ مَن تَهوى فَحياكا
وأبعدَand he banished الهجرَestrangement وأدناكاand he drew you near
وأبعدَ الهجرَ وأدناكا
You greeted the one you love, and he greeted you.
You have greeted those whom you love, so they greet you,
And he banished estrangement and drew you near.
And have distanced estrangement, and drawn you near.
وسرَّكَand gladdened you اللَهGod بماwith what لمdid not تزلcease
وسرَّكَ اللَه بما لم تزل
يحبهُloves it منfrom قبلbefore عيناكاyour two eyes
يحبهُ من قبل عيناكا
And God has gladdened you with what has always
May God bless you with what, before your eyes,
Been loved by your eyes.
He has always loved in you.
لمdid not تطبِgrow sweet الدنياthe world ولكنَّماbut rather
لم تطبِ الدنيا ولكنَّما
طابتgrew sweet بمنwith the one whom تهواهُyou love him دُنياكاyour world
طابت بمن تهواهُ دُنياكا
The world did not grow sweet; rather,
The world was not good, but rather
Your world grew sweet with the one you love.
It was good through those whom your world loves.
فعشso live قريرَat peace العينِof eye فيin نعمةٍbliss
فعش قريرَ العينِ في نعمةٍ
فإنَّfor indeed منthe one whom تهواهyou love him يهواكاloves you
فإنَّ من تهواه يهواكا
So live, with eyes at peace, in bliss,
So live with delighted eyes in bounty,
For the one you love loves you.
For indeed, those whom you love, love you.