أناI الذيthe one who ماليI have no سنيدْsupporter
أنا الذي مالي سنيدْ
لِمنْto whom نُعَاودْI retell قصتيmy story
لِمنْ نُعَاودْ قصتي
I am the one with no one to support me.
I am the one whose years are running out
To whom shall I retell my story?
To whom shall I recount my tale
حتىuntil بقيتI remained وحديby myself فريدْalone
حتى بقيت وحدي فريدْ
حَنُّواfelt compassion الطيورْthe birds لغربتيfor my exile
حَنُّوا الطيورْ لغربتي
Until I was left all alone.
While I am left all alone
The birds felt compassion for my exile.
Even the birds pity my loneliness
لوif كانْwere قلبيmy heart منof حديدْiron
لو كانْ قلبي من حديدْ
لكانit would be يذوبْmelting ياO حسرتيmy anguish
لكان يذوبْ يا حسرتي
If my heart were made of iron,
If my heart were made of iron
It would melt—oh, my anguish!
It would melt, oh what sorrow
فاضتْoverflowed علىupon خدِّيmy cheek الدموعْthe tears
فاضتْ على خدِّي الدموعْ
شيءْsomething خفيتهI hid it قدindeed ظهرْappeared
شيءْ خفيته قد ظهرْ
Tears overflowed upon my cheek.
Tears streamed down my cheeks
Something I had hidden has come to light.
Something hidden has now surfaced
فارقتُI parted from ناسيmy people والربوعْand the dwelling places
فارقتُ ناسي والربوعْ
اللهGod يلهمنيinspires me with الصَبرْpatience
الله يلهمني الصَبرْ
I parted from my people and the dwelling places.
I left my people and the meadows
God inspires me with patience.
May God grant me patience
فيin القلبthe heart موضعa place للحبيبfor the beloved
في القلب موضع للحبيب
إنwhether غابhe is absent عنهfrom it أوor حضرhe is present
إن غاب عنه أو حضر
In the heart is a place for the beloved,
In the heart there's a place for the beloved
Whether he is absent from it or present.
Whether absent or present
Sol 6.1