وَجَدتُI found الحُبَّlove نيراناًfires تَلَظّىblazing
وَجَدتُ الحُبَّ نيراناً تَلَظّى
قُلوبُhearts العاشِقينَthe lovers لَهاfor them وَقودُfuel
قُلوبُ العاشِقينَ لَها وَقودُ
I found love to be blazing fires;
The hearts of lovers are their fuel.
فَلَوso if only كانَتthey were إِذاwhen اِحتَرَقَتthey burned تَفانَتthey perished
فَلَو كانَت إِذا اِحتَرَقَت تَفانَت
وَلَكِنand yet كُلَّماwhenever اِحتَرَقَتthey burned تَعودُthey return
وَلَكِن كُلَّما اِحتَرَقَت تَعودُ
If only they perished when they burned—
And yet, whenever they burn, they return.
كَأَهلِlike the people of النارِthe Fire إِذwhen نَضِجَتwere burned through جُلودٌskins
كَأَهلِ النارِ إِذ نَضِجَت جُلودٌ
أُعيدَتwere restored لِلشَقاءِfor suffering لَهُمto them جُلودُskins
أُعيدَت لِلشَقاءِ لَهُم جُلودُ
Like the people of the Fire: when skins were burned through,
Skins were restored to them for suffering.