أُقسِمُI swear باللَهby God أنَّthat شوقيmy longing
أُقسِمُ باللَه أنَّ شوقي
إليكfor you ماnot فوقهُbeyond it مَزِيدُany increase
إليك ما فوقهُ مَزِيدُ
I swear by God that my longing
I swear by Allah that my longing
for you could be no greater.
For you is beyond measure
أودعتَyou placed يومon the day of الوداعfarewell قلبيmy heart
أودعتَ يوم الوداع قلبي
ناراًa fire لهاfor it فيin الحَشاthe breast وَقودَfuel
ناراً لها في الحَشا وَقودَ
On the day of farewell, you placed in my heart
You left my heart on the day of farewell
a fire with fuel deep in my breast.
A fire whose fuel is in my inner self
عَذِّبtorment بغيرwith anything but النَّوَىseparation فؤاديmy heart
عَذِّب بغير النَّوَى فؤادي
إنindeed عذابthe torment of النَّوَىseparation شديدُsevere
إن عذاب النَّوَى شديدُ
Torment my heart with anything but separation;
Torment my heart without intention
the torment of separation is indeed severe.
For the torment of intention is severe
لاnot واجتماعٍby a meeting لناof ours تَقَضَّىnow past
لا واجتماعٍ لنا تَقَضَّى
أرجوI hope اللياليthe nights لناto us تَعُودُwill return
أرجو الليالي لنا تَعُودُ
By our time together, now past, I do not
There is no reunion for us to fulfill
hope that the nights will return to us.
I hope the nights for us will return
ماnot كانwas ذthis البَينُparting منof مراديmy desire
ما كان ذ البَينُ من مرادي
لوif only أنَّthat للمرءfor a person ماwhat يُريدُhe desires
لو أنَّ للمرء ما يُريدُ
This parting was not what I wished—
What the separation wanted was not my purpose
if only a person could have what he desires!
If one got what he wanted
لمdid not تَرضَbe content ليfor me بالفراقِwith parting حتىuntil
لم تَرضَ لي بالفراقِ حتى
تَلاهfollowed it منfrom كُتبكyour letters الصُّدُودُrejection
تَلاه من كُتبك الصُّدُودُ
You were not content with parting from me until
You did not agree to separation until
rejection followed it in your letters.
It was followed by your rejection
كُنbe كيفماhowever شِئتَyou wish فالمواليfor masters
كُن كيفما شِئتَ فالموالي
لاnot تتَساوىare equal بهاto them العَبِيدُthe slaves
لا تتَساوى بها العَبِيدُ
Be as you please, for masters
Be however you want for the loyal one
are not equaled by slaves.
Cannot be equaled by the servile one
Sol 6.1