قَدindeed سَدَّدواthey aimed العالَمَthe world فيat وَجهِهِhis face
قَد سَدَّدوا العالَمَ في وَجهِهِ
وَاalas! رُحمَتاpity! لِلعاشِقِfor the lover المُستَهامْlove-crazed
وَا رُحمَتا لِلعاشِقِ المُستَهامْ
They have aimed the world at his face.
They have blocked the world in its face
Alas, pity the love-crazed lover!
Oh, have mercy on the passionate lover
مُقَطَّعُtorn to pieces القَلبِthe heart إِذاwhenever لَمَّهُhe puts it together
مُقَطَّعُ القَلبِ إِذا لَمَّهُ
عادواthey return فَخَلُّوهُand so they leave it كَسيراًbroken حُطامْwreckage
عادوا فَخَلُّوهُ كَسيراً حُطامْ
His heart is torn to pieces; whenever he mends it,
With a heart torn apart when it burns
they return and leave it broken, a wreck.
They returned to leave him broken debris
لَمdid not يَترُكواthey leave المِسكينَthe poor man فيin هَمِّهِhis grief
لَم يَترُكوا المِسكينَ في هَمِّهِ
بَلrather حَمَّلوهُthey burdened him كُلَّall عِبءِthe burden of المَلامْreproach
بَل حَمَّلوهُ كُلَّ عِبءِ المَلامْ
They did not leave the poor man alone in his grief,
They did not leave the poor man in his worries
but burdened him with the full weight of reproach.
Rather, they burdened him with all the blame
ياO لائِميyou who reproach me فيfor الحُبِّlove دَعنيleave me فَقَدfor indeed
يا لائِمي في الحُبِّ دَعني فَقَد
يَزدادُgrows more intense بِاللَومِwith reproach سَعيرُthe blaze of الغَرامْpassion
يَزدادُ بِاللَومِ سَعيرُ الغَرامْ
O you who reproach me for love, leave me, for indeed
Oh you who blame me in love, leave me be
the blaze of passion grows fiercer with reproach.
For with blame, the flames of passion grow
تُريدُyou wish أَنto تُطفِىءَyou extinguish نارَthe fire of الجَوىanguished longing
تُريدُ أَن تُطفِىءَ نارَ الجَوى
فَتُغرِقُso drown الصَبَّthe lovesick lover الدُموعُthe tears الجسامْcopious
فَتُغرِقُ الصَبَّ الدُموعُ الجسامْ
You wish to quench the fire of anguished longing,
You want to extinguish the fire of yearning
so copious tears drown the lovesick lover.
So the raging tears drown the resolute
سَلمىSalma لَقَدindeed تُهتُI lost my way فَهذيso this is يَديmy hand
سَلمى لَقَد تُهتُ فَهذي يَدي
سَلمىSalma فَقودينيَthen lead me عَبرَthrough الظَلامْthe darkness
سَلمى فَقودينيَ عَبرَ الظَلامْ
Salma, I have lost my way, so here is my hand.
Salma, you are lost, here is my hand
Salma, then lead me through the darkness.
Salma, so guide me through the darkness
أَنتِyou بَصيصُa glimmer of النورِlight فيin ناظِريmy eye
أَنتِ بَصيصُ النورِ في ناظِري
وَالخافِقِand the beating heart الثائِرُrestless بَينَbetween العِظامْthe bones
وَالخافِقِ الثائِرُ بَينَ العِظامْ
You are a glimmer of light in my eye
You are a ray of light in my eyes
and in the restless heart beating between the bones.
And the throbbing heart amidst the bones
Sol 6.1