صَدَعتِyou split القَلبَthe heart ثُمَّthen ذَرَرتِyou sprinkled فيهِinto it
صَدَعتِ القَلبَ ثُمَّ ذَرَرتِ فيهِ
هَواكِlove for you فَليمَso it was mended فَاِلتَأَمَand so healed الفُطورُthe fissures
هَواكِ فَليمَ فَاِلتَأَمَ الفُطورُ
You split the heart, then sprinkled into it
You broke my heart then scattered in it
love for you; so it was mended, and the fissures healed.
your love so it would not be restored
تَغَلغَلَpenetrated deeply حَيثُwhere لَمdid not يَبلُغreach شَرابٌa drink
تَغَلغَلَ حَيثُ لَم يَبلُغ شَرابٌ
وَلاnor حُزنٌsorrow وَلَمand did not يَبلُغreach سُرورُjoy
وَلا حُزنٌ وَلَم يَبلُغ سُرورُ
It penetrated deep where no drink had reached,
It seeped in where no drink could reach
nor sorrow, and where no joy had reached.
No sorrow nor joy ever reached before