كمhow much صدودٍshunning وكَمand how much قلاaversion
كم صدودٍ وكَم قلا
ووصاليand my union بكُمwith you غلاgrew costly
ووصالي بكُم غلا
How much shunning, and how much aversion!
And my union with you has grown costly.
لوeven if صليwas scorched القلبُthe heart بلظىby blazing fire
لو صلي القلبُ بلظى
ماnot سلاكُمforgot you وماand not فلاturned away
ما سلاكُم وما فلا
Even if the heart were scorched by blazing fire,
It would neither forget you nor turn away.
عذّبواtorment كيفَhowever شئتُمyou wish
عذّبوا كيفَ شئتُم
فعذابيfor my torment بكُمat your hands حلاgrew 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 patient endurance ترحّلاdeparted
واصطباري ترحّلا
Sleep has forsaken my eye,
And my patient endurance has departed.
مطلقُunbound الدمعِthe tears مرسَلٌlet loose
مطلقُ الدمعِ مرسَلٌ
وعذوليand my reproacher تقوّلاuttered lies
وعذولي تقوّلا
The tears are unbound, let loose,
And my reproacher has uttered lies.
ودموعيand my tears تواتَرَتcame in succession
ودموعي تواتَرَت
فوقَover خدّيmy cheek تسَلسَلاin an unbroken stream
فوقَ خدّي تسَلسَلا
And my tears have come in succession,
Over my cheek in an unbroken stream.
فارحمواso have mercy on مغرَماone enamored بكُمof you
فارحموا مغرَما بكُم
فيin هواكُمlove for you تغزَّلاcomposed love verses
في هواكُم تغزَّلا
So have mercy on one enamored of you,
Who has voiced his love for you in verse.
Sol 6.1