بِذِمَامِby the bond of الحُبِّlove يَاO أَهْلَpeople of زَرُودِZarud
بِذِمَامِ الحُبِّ يَا أَهْلَ زَرُودِ
مَنْwho تُرَىI wonder عَلَّمَكُمْtaught you نَقْضَbreaking العُهُودِthe pledges
مَنْ تُرَى عَلَّمَكُمْ نَقْضَ العُهُودِ
By the bond of love, O people of Zarud,
Who, I wonder, taught you to break pledges?
أَتُرَاكُمْmight you قَدْalready مَلَلَّتُمْhave grown weary of عَبْدَكُمْyour slave
أَتُرَاكُمْ قَدْ مَلَلَّتُمْ عَبْدَكُمْ
أَمْor سَمِعْتُمْyou heard فيهabout him أَقْوَالَthe words of الحَسُودِthe envious one
أَمْ سَمِعْتُمْ فيه أَقْوَالَ الحَسُودِ
Have you perhaps already grown weary of your slave,
Or have you heard the envious one's words about him?
هَكَذَاthus كُلُّevery مُحِبٍّlover لَكُمُof you
هَكَذَا كُلُّ مُحِبٍّ لَكُمُ
أَمْor أَنَاI المخَصْوصُthe one singled out وَحْدِيI alone بِالصُّدوُدِfor rejection
أَمْ أَنَا المخَصْوصُ وَحْدِي بِالصُّدوُدِ
Is every lover of yours treated thus,
Or am I alone singled out for rejection?
كَيْفَhow مَاever شِئْتُI wish فَكُونُواthen be سِادَتيmy masters
كَيْفَ مَا شِئْتُ فَكُونُوا سِادَتي
أَناI فيin حُبِّىmy love لَكُمْfor you بَعْضُone of الْعَبِيدِthe slaves
أَنا في حُبِّى لَكُمْ بَعْضُ الْعَبِيدِ
Be my masters in whatever way I wish;
In my love for you, I am one of the slaves.
وَلَكُمْand yours is عُهْدَةُa deed of رِقًىbondage كُتِبَتْwas written
وَلَكُمْ عُهْدَةُ رِقًى كُتِبَتْ
بِمِدَادِwith the ink of الدَّمْعِtears فيon رَقًthe parchment of الخُدُودِcheeks
بِمِدَادِ الدَّمْعِ في رَقً الخُدُودِ
And yours is a deed of bondage, written
With the ink of tears on the parchment of cheeks.
كُلَّمَاwhenever رُمْتُI sought تَقَاضِيclaiming what is owed وَصْلِكُمْunion with you
كُلَّمَا رُمْتُ تَقَاضِي وَصْلِكُمْ
وَقَفَstopped الإِجْلاَلُreverence بِيme دُونَshort of وُرُودِapproaching
وَقَفَ الإِجْلاَلُ بِي دُونَ وُرُودِ
Whenever I sought to claim union with you,
Reverence held me back from approaching.
Sol 6.1