دَعاleave, you two مُقلَتيmy eye تَبكيto weep دَماًblood وَدَعانيand leave me, you two
دَعا مُقلَتي تَبكي دَماً وَدَعاني
فَأَمريfor my plight وَشَأنيand my state غَيرother than ماwhat تَريانيyou two see in me
فَأَمري وَشَأني غَير ما تَرياني
Let my eye weep blood, and leave me be.
For my plight and state are not what you two see in me.
دَعاleave, you two الجسمthe body منيof mine يَستَقلّto bear alone بِسُقمِهِits sickness
دَعا الجسم مني يَستَقلّ بِسُقمِهِ
وَقَلبِيَand my heart بِالنيرانwith fires وَالخَفَقانand palpitations
وَقَلبِيَ بِالنيران وَالخَفَقان
Let my body bear its sickness alone,
And my heart its fires and palpitations.
دَعانيleave me, you two وَقَلبيand my heart بِالغَرامwith passion أُذيبُهُI melt it
دَعاني وَقَلبي بِالغَرام أُذيبُهُ
وَأَقرَعand I strike منيof mine ناجِذيmy molar بِبنانيwith my fingertips
وَأَقرَع مني ناجِذي بِبناني
Leave me to melt my heart with passion,
And strike my own molar with my fingertips.
فَماfor not كُلُeveryone مَنwho يبكيweeps مِنfrom الشَوقlonging مُدنَفgravely lovesick
فَما كُلُ مَن يبكي مِن الشَوق مُدنَف
وَلاnor كُلُeveryone مَنwho يَشكوcomplains of الصَبابةardent love عانيa captive
وَلا كُلُ مَن يَشكو الصَبابة عاني
For not everyone who weeps from longing is sick with love,
Nor is everyone who complains of ardent love a captive.
فُؤاديَmy heart وَالبلبالand anguish مُلتَقيانare joined
فُؤاديَ وَالبلبال مُلتَقيان
وَجفنيَand my eyelid وَالإِغفاءand sleep مُفتَرِقانare parted
وَجفنيَ وَالإِغفاء مُفتَرِقان
My heart and anguish are joined,
And my eyelid and sleep are parted.
قَضىdecreed اللَهُGod ليfor me ماas long as عِشتI live بِالحُبwith love وَالهَوىand passion
قَضى اللَهُ لي ما عِشت بِالحُب وَالهَوى
فَأَضحىso became الهَوىpassion وَالرُوحand the soul يَلتَقِيانmeeting one another
فَأَضحى الهَوى وَالرُوح يَلتَقِيان
God has decreed love and passion for me as long as I live,
So passion and the soul have come together.
فَهَلthen, do...? لَكُمyou have ياO عاذِليَّmy reproachers بِدَفعthe averting of ماwhat
فَهَل لَكُم يا عاذِليَّ بِدَفع ما
قَضاهُHe decreed it فَأَمضاهُthen brought it to pass الإِلَهُGod بِدانunclear as written; perhaps 'two hands' (power)
قَضاهُ فَأَمضاهُ الإِلَهُ بِدان
Can you then, O my reproachers, avert what
God has decreed and brought to pass? [Final word unclear.]
Sol 6.1