كمhow much صدودٍrejection وكَمand how much قلاdisdain
كم صدودٍ وكَم قلا
ووصاليand my union بكُمwith you غلاhas grown costly
ووصالي بكُم غلا
How much rejection, and how much disdain!
And my union with you has grown costly.
لوeven if صليwere scorched القلبُthe heart بلظىin blazing fire
لو صلي القلبُ بلظى
ماnot سلاكُمforget you وماnor فلاturn away
ما سلاكُم وما فلا
Even if the heart were scorched in blazing fire,
It would not forget you, nor turn away.
عذّبواtorment كيفَhowever شئتُمyou wish
عذّبوا كيفَ شئتُم
فعذابيfor my torment بكُمat your hands حلاhas grown sweet
فعذابي بكُم حلا
Torment me however you wish,
For my torment at your hands has grown sweet.
هاجرَforsook النومُsleep مقلتيmy eye
هاجرَ النومُ مقلتي
واصطباريand my patience ترحّلاdeparted
واصطباري ترحّلا
Sleep has forsaken my eye,
And my patience has departed.
مطلقُunrestrained الدمعِtears مرسَلٌlet loose
مطلقُ الدمعِ مرسَلٌ
وعذوليand my reproacher تقوّلاspoke falsely
وعذولي تقوّلا
My tears are loosed, flowing freely,
And my reproacher has spoken falsely.
ودموعيand my tears تواتَرَتcame in succession
ودموعي تواتَرَت
فوقَover خدّيmy cheek تسَلسَلاstreaming continuously
فوقَ خدّي تسَلسَلا
And my tears have followed one another,
In an unbroken stream over my cheek.
فارحمواso have mercy مغرَماone enamored بكُمof you
فارحموا مغرَما بكُم
فيin هواكُمlove for you تغزَّلاsang love poetry
في هواكُم تغزَّلا
So have mercy on one enamored of you,
Who has sung of his love for you.
Sol 6.1