'araftul hawa

i only knew love when i knew love of thee

i sealed up my heart against thy enemy. i stood long in converse with thee

who doth see

my heart's inner secrets

but thou i don't see. my love is twin loves

yet the twain are for thee

the first's for thy love

and the other's for thee. and as for the first

which is love of thy love: remembrance complete

not distracted from thee

remembrance complete

not distracted from thee. 'araftul-hawa mudh 'araftu hawak

wa-'aghlaqtu qalbi 'ala man 'adak

(i only knew love when i knew love of thee

i sealed up my heart against thy enemy.)

and as for the second: my true love of thee

i see thou as present in all that i see. all praise to thy name

and no praises for me

for thine is the glory in all unity

for thine is the glory in all unity. 'araftul-hawa mudh 'araftu hawak

wa-'aghlaqtu qalbi 'ala man 'adak

(i only knew love when i knew love of thee

i sealed up my heart against thy enemy.)

'uhibbuka hubbayni

hubba l-hawa

wa-hubban li-'annaka 'ahlu l-lidhak

[my love is twin loves

yet the twain are for thee

the first's for thy love

and the other's for thee.]

fa-'amma l-ladhi huwa hubbul-hawa

fa-shughli bi-dhikrika 'an man siwak

[and as for the first

which is love of thy love: remembrance complete

not distracted from thee.]

wa-'amma l-ladhi 'anta 'ahlu l-lahu

fa-lastu 'ara l-kawna hatta 'arak

[and as for the second: my true love of thee

i see thou as present in all that i see.]

fa-la l-hamdu fi dha wa-la dhaka li

wa-lakin laka l-hamdu fi dha wa-dhak

[all praise to thy name

and no praises for me

for thine is the glory in all unity.]