شَغَلتُI devoted اِشتِغاليmy attention وَنَفسيand myself لَكُمto you
شَغَلتُ اِشتِغالي وَنَفسي لَكُم
وَأَمسَيتُand I became صَبّاًlovesick إِلىtoward قُربِكُمyour nearness
وَأَمسَيتُ صَبّاً إِلى قُربِكُم
I have devoted my attention and myself to you.
I busied myself and my soul with you
And I have become lovesick, longing to be near you.
And I became a youth infatuated with your company
فَإِنso if بِالهَوىin love مَرَّةًonce عُدتُمُyou return
فَإِن بِالهَوى مَرَّةً عُدتُمُ
فَإِنّيthen I إِذَنthen عُدتُI become again عَبداًa slave لَكُمto you
فَإِنّي إِذَن عُدتُ عَبداً لَكُم
So if you return once more in love,
So if in love you have once become my master
then I shall once again become your slave.
Then I have indeed become your slave