قُلsay لِمَنto the one who ضَنَّwas stingy بِوِدِّهwith his affection
قُل لِمَن ضَنَّ بِوِدِّه
وَكَوىand seared القَلبَthe heart بِصَدِّهwith his rejection
وَكَوى القَلبَ بِصَدِّه
Say to him who withheld his affection
Tell the one who was stingy with his love
and seared the heart with his rejection:
And whose heart was bent by his rejection
ماnot ابتَلىtried اللَهُGod فُؤاديmy heart
ما ابتَلى اللَهُ فُؤادي
بِكَwith you إِلّاexcept شُؤمَmisfortune جَدِّهits luck
بِكَ إِلّا شُؤمَ جَدِّه
God has not tried my heart
God did not test my heart with you
with you except because of its ill fortune.
Except for the misfortune of his seriousness
أَيُّهاO you السارِقُwho steals عَقليmy mind
أَيُّها السارِقُ عَقلي
لاdo not تَضِنَّنَّever be stingy بِرَدِّهwith returning it
لا تَضِنَّنَّ بِرَدِّه
O you who stole my mind,
O you who stole my mind
do not begrudge returning it.
Do not reject me with your refusal
ماnot أَرىI see حُبَّكَlove for you إِلّاexcept
ما أَرى حُبَّكَ إِلّا
بالِغاًreaching بيwith me فَوقَbeyond حَدِّهits limit
بالِغاً بي فَوقَ حَدِّه
I see my love for you only
I see your love as nothing but
carrying me beyond its bounds.
Exceeding its limits with me
Sol 6.1