هَذاthis خَليلُكَyour Khalil (your close friend) ياO حَبيبَHabib (beloved) خَليلهِhis close friend
هَذا خَليلُكَ يا حَبيبَ خَليلهِ
وَلناand for us منfrom الإِسمَينthe two names اعظمُthe greatest شاهدwitness
وَلنا من الإِسمَين اعظمُ شاهد
This is your Khalil, O Habib, beloved of his friend.
This is your friend, O beloved friend
And in the two names we have the greatest witness:
And for us the two names are the greatest witness
لفظانِtwo words قدindeed وُضِعاwere coined لمعنىًfor a meaning واحدٍsingle
لفظانِ قد وُضِعا لمعنىً واحدٍ
وَكَذاكand likewise جسماناour two bodies بِقَلبٍwith a heart واحدِsingle
وَكَذاك جسمانا بِقَلبٍ واحدِ
Two words coined for a single meaning,
Two words placed for one meaning
And likewise, our two bodies share one heart.
And so two bodies with one heart