إنيindeed I لأحسدI surely envy فيin أسطرlines الصحفthe pages
إني لأحسد في أسطر الصحف
إذاwhen رأيتI see اعتناقthe embrace اللاّمthe lām للألفof the alif
إذا رأيت اعتناق اللاّم للألف
Indeed, I feel envy among the lines of the pages,
I envy in the lines of newspapers
when I see the lām embracing the alif.
When I see the embrace of lam for alif
وماand not أظنّهماI think the two of them طالlasted long اعتناقهماtheir embrace
وما أظنّهما طال اعتناقهما
الاexcept لماbecause of what لقياthe two experienced منof شدّةintensity الشغفardent passion
الا لما لقيا من شدّة الشغف
And I do not think their embrace has lasted so long
And I don't think their embrace lasted long
except because of the intense passion they have felt.
Except for the intensity of passion they encountered