دَعاlet (you two) مُقلَتيmy eye تَبكيweep 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 alone.
For my plight and state are unlike what you two see in me.
دَعاlet (you two) الجسمthe body منيof mine يَستَقلّbear alone بِسُقمِهِwith its sickness
دَعا الجسم مني يَستَقلّ بِسُقمِهِ
وَقَلبِيَand my heart بِالنيرانwith flames وَالخَفَقانand throbbing
وَقَلبِيَ بِالنيران وَالخَفَقان
Let my body bear its sickness alone,
and my heart its flames and throbbing.
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 with my heart, which I melt with passion,
while striking my own molar with my fingertips.
فَماfor not كُلُevery مَنone who يبكيweeps مِنfrom الشَوقlonging مُدنَفgravely lovesick
فَما كُلُ مَن يبكي مِن الشَوق مُدنَف
وَلاand not كُلُevery مَنone who يَشكوlaments الصَبابةardent yearning عانيa captive
وَلا كُلُ مَن يَشكو الصَبابة عاني
For not everyone who weeps from longing is gravely lovesick,
nor is everyone who laments ardent yearning a captive.
فُؤاديَmy heart وَالبلبالand anguish مُلتَقيانare united
فُؤاديَ وَالبلبال مُلتَقيان
وَجفنيَand my eyelid وَالإِغفاءand slumber مُفتَرِقانare parted
وَجفنيَ وَالإِغفاء مُفتَرِقان
My heart and anguish are united,
and my eyelid and slumber 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 يَلتَقِيانmeet 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.
فَهَلso, is there...? لَكُمfor you ياO عاذِليَّmy reproachers بِدَفعfor averting ماwhat
فَهَل لَكُم يا عاذِليَّ بِدَفع ما
قَضاهُHe decreed it فَأَمضاهُthen made it binding الإِلَهُGod بِدانunclear as written; likely 'power'
قَضاهُ فَأَمضاهُ الإِلَهُ بِدان
So have you, O my reproachers, [the power] to avert what
God has decreed and then made binding?
Sol 6.1