حبيبُbeloved أنتyou مليكيmy king
حبيبُ أنت مليكي
فكيفso how أدعوكI call you ملكيmy possession
فكيف أدعوك ملكي
Beloved, you are my king.
My beloved, you are my king
So how can I call you my possession?
So how can I call you my king?
وأنتand you غايةultimate goal قصديmy aim
وأنت غاية قصدي
وإنand even if تعمدتyou deliberately sought هتكيto disgrace me
وإن تعمدت هتكي
And you are my ultimate aim,
You are the purpose of my quest
Even if you deliberately seek to disgrace me.
Even if you deliberately disgrace me
كلall الغيارىthe jealous ones حمامٌdoves
كل الغيارى حمامٌ
وأنتand you وحدكyou alone كركيa crane
وأنت وحدك كركي
All the jealous ones are doves,
All rivals are just doves
And you alone are a crane.
While you alone are a hawk
تبيتyou spend the night تضحكyou laugh منيat me
تبيت تضحك مني
وناظريand my eye لكfor you يبكيweeps
وناظري لك يبكي
You spend the night laughing at me,
You spend the night laughing at me
And my eye weeps for you.
While my eyes cry for you
لاdo not تشتكيyou complain ياO عيونيmy eyes
لا تشتكي يا عيوني
فكلfor all ماthat which بكin you منكfrom you
فكل ما بك منك
Do not complain, O my eyes,
Don't complain my eyes
For all that ails you comes from you.
All your tears come from you
لاmay not ضيعforsake اللَهGod بدراًa full moon
لا ضيع اللَه بدراً
أضاعruined فيin الحبlove نسكيmy piety
أضاع في الحب نسكي
May God not forsake a full moon
God doesn't lose a full moon
That has ruined my piety in love.
I lost my devotion in love