أَضرَمتَyou kindled نارَthe fire الحُبِّof love فيin قَلبيmy heart
أَضرَمتَ نارَ الحُبِّ في قَلبي
ثُمَّthen تَبَرَّأتَyou declared yourself innocent مِنَof الذَنبِthe blame
ثُمَّ تَبَرَّأتَ مِنَ الذَنبِ
You kindled the fire of love in my heart,
You ignited the fire of love within my heart,
then declared yourself free of blame.
Then declared yourself innocent of the sin.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen لَجَّجتُI plunged deep into بَحرَthe sea الهَوىof passion
حَتّى إِذا لَجَّجتُ بَحرَ الهَوى
وَطَمَّتِand surged الأَمواجِthe waves فيin قَلبيmy heart
وَطَمَّتِ الأَمواجِ في قَلبي
Until, when I plunged deep into the sea of passion
Until, when I plunged into the deep sea of passion,
and the waves surged within my heart,
And the waves overwhelmed my heart,
أَفشَيتُI revealed سِرّيmy secret وَتَناسيتَنيand you chose to forget me
أَفشَيتُ سِرّي وَتَناسيتَني
ماnot هاكَذاlike this الإِنصافُfairness ياO حِبّيmy beloved
ما هاكَذا الإِنصافُ يا حِبّي
I revealed my secret, and you chose to forget me.
I revealed my secret, yet you feigned to have forgotten me;
This is not fairness, my beloved.
This is not justice, oh my beloved.
هَبنِيَgrant that I لاnot أَسطيعُI can دَفعَwarding off الهَوىpassion
هَبنِيَ لا أَسطيعُ دَفعَ الهَوى
عَنّيfrom me أَماdo you not تَخشىfear مِنَof الرَبِّthe Lord
عَنّي أَما تَخشى مِنَ الرَبِّ
Grant that I cannot ward off passion
Grant that I am powerless to repel this passion
from myself—do you not fear the Lord?
From myself—do you not fear the Lord?
Sol 6.1