ياO عُتبَʿUtb سَيِّدَتيmy lady أَماis there no لَكَfor you دينُfaith
يا عُتبَ سَيِّدَتي أَما لَكَ دينُ
حَتّىuntil مَتىwhen قَلبيmy heart لَدَيكِin your keeping رَهينُcaptive
حَتّى مَتى قَلبي لَدَيكِ رَهينُ
O ʿUtb, my lady, have you no faith?
O my reproachful beloved, have you no religion
How long will my heart remain captive in your keeping?
That my heart remains hostage to you indefinitely?
وَأَناand I الذَلولُthe submissive one لِكُلِّto all ماthat which حَمَّلتِنيyou made me bear
وَأَنا الذَلولُ لِكُلِّ ما حَمَّلتِني
وَأَناand I الشَقِيُّthe wretched one البائِسُthe miserable one المِسكينُthe helpless one
وَأَنا الشَقِيُّ البائِسُ المِسكينُ
And I am submissive to all that you have made me bear,
I remain humble to all that you have burdened me with
And I am wretched, miserable, and helpless.
I remain wretched, miserable and helpless
وَأَناand I الغَداةَthis morning لِكُلِّto every باكٍweeping person مُسعِدٌone who joins in weeping
وَأَنا الغَداةَ لِكُلِّ باكٍ مُسعِدٌ
وَلِكُلِّand to every صَبٍّlovesick lover صاحِبٌa companion وَخَدينُand a close friend
وَلِكُلِّ صَبٍّ صاحِبٌ وَخَدينُ
And this morning I join in the tears of everyone who weeps,
In the morning I console every weeping lover
And to every lovesick lover, I am a companion and close friend.
And accompany every youth in love
لاno بَأسَharm إِنَّindeed لِذاكَin that عِنديfor me راحَةًrelief
لا بَأسَ إِنَّ لِذاكَ عِندي راحَةً
لِلصَبِّfor the lovesick lover أَنthat يَلقىmeets الحَزينَthe sorrowful person حَزينُa sorrowful person
لِلصَبِّ أَن يَلقى الحَزينَ حَزينُ
No matter—indeed, I find relief in that:
It's fine, I have some respite for that
For the lovesick, when one sorrowful person meets another.
For a youth in love to find a sad one is sad too
ياO عُتبُʿUtb أَينَwhere أَفِرُّI flee مِنكِfrom you أَميرَتيmy princess
يا عُتبُ أَينَ أَفِرُّ مِنكِ أَميرَتي
وَعَلَيَّand upon me حِصنٌa fortress مِنof هَواكِlove for you حَصينُimpregnable
وَعَلَيَّ حِصنٌ مِن هَواكِ حَصينُ
O ʿUtb, where can I flee from you, my princess,
O my reproach where can I flee from you my princess
When an impregnable fortress of love for you encloses me?
When your love has imprisoned me in an impregnable fortress
Sol 6.1