يُعنِّفُنيrebukes me مَنone who لوif تحقَّقtruly understood ماwhat الهوىlove
يُعنِّفُني مَن لو تحقَّق ما الهوى
لكانَhe would surely be إلىto مَنthe one whom قدalready هَوِيتُI loved رسوليmy messenger
لكانَ إلى مَن قد هَوِيتُ رسولي
The one who rebukes me, if he truly knew what love is,
Would be my messenger to the one I love.
بنفسِىَwith my life as ransom بدرٌa full moon لوif رآهsaw him عَوَاذِليmy reproachers
بنفسِىَ بدرٌ لو رآه عَوَاذِلي
علىfor الحُبِّlove فيهfor him قادَwould act as a go-between كلُّevery عَذولِreproacher
على الحُبِّ فيه قادَ كلُّ عَذولِ
My life be ransom for a full moon! If my reproachers saw him,
Each would play the go-between in my love for him.
Translation model: Sol 6.1