أَلْقَىcast الجَمَالُbeauty عَلَيْكَupon you آيَةَsign سِحْرِهِits enchantment
أَلْقَى الجَمَالُ عَلَيْكَ آيَةَ سِحْرِهِ
فَغَدَوْتَso you became مَاwhat شَاءَwished الجَمَالُbeauty حَبِيباa beloved
فَغَدَوْتَ مَا شَاءَ الجَمَالُ حَبِيبا
Beauty cast upon you the sign of its enchantment.
Beauty cast its magical spell upon you
So you became what Beauty wished: a beloved.
And you became whatever beauty wished, beloved.
حَتَّىeven الهُمُومُsorrows سَمَتْrose إِلَيْكَtoward you بِوُدِّهَاwith their affection
حَتَّى الهُمُومُ سَمَتْ إِلَيْكَ بِوُدِّهَا
مَنْwho كَانَwas يَحْسَبُthinking لِلْهُمُومِfor sorrows قُلُوباhearts
مَنْ كَانَ يَحْسَبُ لِلْهُمُومِ قُلُوبا
Even sorrows rose toward you with their affection.
Even sorrows inclined to you with affection -
Who would have thought that sorrows had hearts?
Who would have thought that sorrows had hearts?