أَنّىhow أُضَيِّعُI neglect عَهدَكthe covenant with you
أَنّى أُضَيِّعُ عَهدَك
أَمor كَيفَhow أُخلِفُI break وَعدَكthe promise to you
أَم كَيفَ أُخلِفُ وَعدَك
How could I forsake my pledge to you,
or how could I break my promise to you,
وَقَدand indeed رَأَتكَhave seen you الأَمانيhopes
وَقَد رَأَتكَ الأَماني
رِضىًcontentment فَلَمand so have not تَتَعَدَّكgone beyond you
رِضىً فَلَم تَتَعَدَّك
when my hopes have found in you
contentment, and have not gone beyond you?
ياah لَيتَif only ماwhat لَكَfor you عِنديwith me
يا لَيتَ ما لَكَ عِندي
مِنَof الهَوىlove لِيَfor me عِندَكwith you
مِنَ الهَوى لِيَ عِندَك
Ah, if only what I hold for you
of love were what you held for me!
فَطالَso would grow long لَيلُكَyour night بَعديin my absence
فَطالَ لَيلُكَ بَعدي
كَطولِas long as لَيلِيَmy night بَعدَكin your absence
كَطولِ لَيلِيَ بَعدَك
Then your night without me would grow long,
as long as my night without you.
سَلنيask me حَياتيmy life أَهَبهاI shall give it
سَلني حَياتي أَهَبها
فَلَستُfor I am not أَملِكُI have the power to رَدَّكrefusing you
فَلَستُ أَملِكُ رَدَّك
Ask me for my life; I shall give it,
for I cannot refuse you.
الدَهرُtime عَبدِيَmy slave لَمّاnow that
الدَهرُ عَبدِيَ لَمّا
أَصبَحتُI have become فيin الحُبِّlove عَبدَكyour slave
أَصبَحتُ في الحُبِّ عَبدَك
Time is my slave, now that
I have become your slave in love.
Sol 6.1