معهنwith them سارتwent بعضpart of روحيmy soul فاذكريso remember
معهن سارت بعض روحي فاذكري
ماwhenever أنthat (linking particle) نظرتyou beheld جمالهنtheir beauty أباكyour father
ما أن نظرت جمالهن أباك
With them went part of my soul, so remember—
With them some of my soul went along, so remember
whenever you behold their beauty—your father.
Though their beauty made you cry when you saw it
مهماhowever far تباعدتنyou all receded عنfrom نظريmy sight فمنso within
مهما تباعدتن عن نظري فمن
واهنfrail قلبa heart دائماalways مثواكyour dwelling
واهن قلب دائما مثواك
However far you all recede from my sight, still within
No matter how far they've gone from my sight, still
a frail heart lies your home forever.
Their love is forever your heart's dwelling place
الحبlove فيin عرشthe throne of النفوسthe souls مقامهits dwelling
الحب في عرش النفوس مقامه
ونفوسand the souls of أهلpeople of الحبlove كالأفلاكlike the celestial spheres
ونفوس أهل الحب كالأفلاك
Love has its dwelling on the throne of souls,
Love on the throne of souls has its abode
and lovers' souls are like the celestial spheres.
And lovers' souls are like the turning spheres
لاno قوةpower تستطيعcan مسtouch جنابهاtheir domain
لا قوة تستطيع مس جنابها
ولوand even if انهاthat it بلغتreached علاthe heights of الأملاكthe angels
ولو انها بلغت علا الأملاك
No power can touch their domain,
No power can touch its sublime essence
even were it to reach the heights of the angels.
Though it ascended to the highest heaven's heights