هويتَyou have loved فؤاديmy heart مَنone who يَرانيsees me عَبدَهُhis slave
هويتَ فؤادي مَن يَراني عَبدَهُ
أناI عبدُa slave of رَبٍّa lord وهوand he عَبدٌa slave لِرَبّينِto two lords
أنا عبدُ رَبٍّ وهو عَبدٌ لِرَبّينِ
You have loved, my heart, one who sees me as his slave.
I am a slave to one lord, and he is a slave to two lords.
كَأَنَّas though فُؤاديmy heart بَينَbetween عَينيهِhis two eyes كُلَّماwhenever
كَأَنَّ فُؤادي بَينَ عَينيهِ كُلَّما
يُلاحظنيhe glances at me عصفورَةٌa sparrow بَينَbetween صَقرَينِtwo falcons
يُلاحظني عصفورَةٌ بَينَ صَقرَينِ
It is as though my heart, between his eyes, whenever
he glances at me, were a sparrow between two falcons.