رفقاًbe gentle بقلبwith the heart of الصّبِّthe lovesick lover رفقَاbe gentle
رفقاً بقلب الصّبِّ رفقَا
هُوit (the heart) دُونَكمaway from you بالبَيِنِfrom separation يَشْقَىit suffers
هُو دُونَكم بالبَيِنِ يَشْقَى
Be gentle with the lover’s heart, be gentle.
Gentle with the heart of the youth, gentle
Away from you, it suffers from parting.
It suffers more than you from separation
لاdo not تَحسَبَنْهsuppose it يَاخO (text irregular) خليْcarefree (word begins)
لا تَحسَبَنْه يَاخ خليْ
يَcompletion of “carefree” القَلبthe heart بَعدafter البعْدseparation يَبْقَىit lives on
يَ القَلب بَعد البعْد يَبْقَى
Do not suppose, O you carefree
Do not think, oh friend
of heart, that it will live on after separation.
That the heart after distance remains
فيin زُمرةthe company of الشّهدَاءِthe martyrs يُحbeginning of “it will be gathered”
في زُمرة الشّهدَاءِ يُح
شَرُcompletion of “it will be gathered” فيon غَدٍthe morrow إنif مَاتَit dies عِشْقاof passionate love
شَرُ في غَدٍ إن مَاتَ عِشْقا
In the company of martyrs it will be
It will be ranked among the martyrs
gathered tomorrow, if it dies of love.
Honored tomorrow if it dies of love