أخذتshe took قلبيmy heart العليلailing وسارتand she set off
أخذت قلبي العليل وسارت
فانطوىso it folded up القلبthe heart تحتbeneath ذيلthe hem of رداهاher cloak
فانطوى القلب تحت ذيل رداها
She took my ailing heart and set off.
So the heart lay folded beneath the hem of her cloak.
جذبتshe drew عقليmy mind الكليلweary وطارتand she took flight
جذبت عقلي الكليل وطارت
فمضىso it went on يقطعit traverses الفجاجthe mountain passes وراهاbehind her
فمضى يقطع الفجاج وراها
She drew my weary mind and took flight.
So it went on, crossing the mountain passes behind her.
حكمتshe ruled بيover me فعذبتنيthen she tormented me وجارتand she acted unjustly
حكمت بي فعذبتني وجارت
وأناand I لمdid not أزلcease أسيرa captive هواهاlove for her
وأنا لم أزل أسير هواها
She ruled over me, then tormented me and wronged me.
Yet I remain a captive of love for her.
كمhow often لغيريtoward others, not me بدولةin the reign of اللطفkindness جارتshe inclined
كم لغيري بدولة اللطف جارت
وكوتنيand she seared me ظلماًunjustly بنارwith the fire of جفاهاher coldness
وكوتني ظلماً بنار جفاها
How often, in kindness’s reign, she inclined toward others,
And unjustly seared me with the fire of her coldness.
Sol 6.1