ياO قاتلاًkiller of نفسهhimself منfrom بعدafter ماthat عجزتfailed
يا قاتلاً نفسه من بعد ما عجزت
يمناهhis right hand عنat قتلkilling منher who أشقتmade wretched معيشتَهُhis life
يمناه عن قتل من أشقت معيشتَهُ
O you who killed yourself, after
O you who killed himself after failing
your right hand failed to kill her who made your life wretched.
To kill the one who made his living miserable
قدindeed ساءgrieved مقتلكyour violent death المكروهunwelcome كلevery فتىyoung man
قد ساء مقتلك المكروه كل فتى
أصابstruck مثلكlike you سهمthe arrow of الحبlove مهجتَهُhis heart
أصاب مثلك سهم الحب مهجتَهُ
Your dreadful death has grieved every young man
Your hated act of killing yourself was so evil
whose heart, like yours, was struck by love's arrow.
To every young man struck by love's arrow in his heart
وإنand indeed أكثرmost منwho يبكيweeps عليكfor you أسىin sorrow
وإن أكثر من يبكي عليك أسى
متيَّمٌone enslaved by love تُكْبِرُdeem immense العشاقُlovers لوعتَهُhis anguish
متيَّمٌ تُكْبِرُ العشاقُ لوعتَهُ
And indeed, the one who weeps for you most in sorrow
And though many mourn your sorrow painfully
is a love-stricken man whose anguish lovers deem immense.
A longing lover magnifies his own agony
نعمyes سأرثيكI shall elegize you بالشعرin verse الذيwhich وقفتdedicated
نعم سأرثيك بالشعر الذي وقفت
نفسيmy soul علىto شهداءthe martyrs of الشعبthe people لهجتَهُits voice
نفسي على شهداء الشعب لهجتَهُ
Yes, I shall mourn you in the verse whose voice has been dedicated
Yes, I will eulogize you with the poetry that focused
by my soul to the martyrs of the people.
My soul on the martyrs of the nation and its expression
كيفhow اعتديتyou assaulted علىagainst هذيthis الحبيبةbeloved woman ماhow
كيف اعتديت على هذي الحبيبة ما
أقسىcruel فؤادكyour heart ياO هذاyou there وأثبتَهُand how unflinching it is
أقسى فؤادك يا هذا وأثبتَهُ
How could you assault this beloved? How
How could you assault this beloved what
cruel your heart is, O man, and how unflinching!
Hardened your heart, O you, and affirmed it
أتظهرdoes ... reveal itself? النفسthe soul فيin بطشthe violence of الظلومthe ruthless oppressor فلاso not
أتظهر النفس في بطش الظلوم فلا
نبكيwe weep for شبابكyour youth إذsince ضيعتyou squandered نضرتَهُits bloom
نبكي شبابك إذ ضيعت نضرتَهُ
Does the soul reveal itself in a tyrant's violence, so we should not
Does the soul reveal itself in the tyranny of the unjust, so
weep for your youth, since you squandered its bloom?
We do not weep for your youth when you wasted its radiance
أمor فتنةthe frenzy of الحبlove هاجaroused اليأسdespair ثورتهاits fury
أم فتنة الحب هاج اليأس ثورتها
واليأسand despair ليسnot تطيقcan endure النفسthe soul ثورتَهُits fury
واليأس ليس تطيق النفس ثورتَهُ
Or was it love's frenzy, whose fury despair aroused?
Or did the torment of love stir up the rebellion of despair
And the soul cannot withstand despair's fury.
And despair cannot bear the soul's rebellion
فهانso became easy قتلkilling التيher whom تهوىyou love عليكfor you وكمand how often
فهان قتل التي تهوى عليك وكم
أردىslew محبٌّa lover بلاwithout عقلreason حبيبتَهُhis beloved
أردى محبٌّ بلا عقل حبيبتَهُ
So killing her whom you loved became easy for you; how often
So killing the one you love is worthless
has a lover, bereft of reason, slain his beloved!
How many a lover without reason destroys his beloved
وكانand was ماwhat أنتyou راميهاaiming at her بهwith it خطأmissing the mark
وكان ما أنت راميها به خطأ
مصمىfatally piercing فؤادكyour heart إذwhen أحكمتyou made precise رميتَهُits shot
مصمى فؤادك إذ أحكمت رميتَهُ
And what you aimed at her, missing the mark,
And what you meant to shoot her with was wrong
was fatal to your heart when you aimed it true.
Aiming your heart when you tightened your shooting
علمتyou taught فيin الحبlove منwhoever فاتتهeluded him مُنْيَتُهُhis wish
علمت في الحب من فاتته مُنْيَتُهُ
كيفhow السبيلthe path الذيthat يدنيbrings nearer مَنِيَّتَهُhis death
كيف السبيل الذي يدني مَنِيَّتَهُ
You have taught the man whose wish in love eluded him
I learned in love, when his death misses him
what path brings his death nearer.
How the path to bring his death nearer
لكto you التحيةgreetings منfrom صبa lovesick man يحاولtries أنto
لك التحية من صب يحاول أن
يقضيmeet قضاءكyour fate إنif لمdoes not يشفquench غلَّتَهُhis burning thirst
يقضي قضاءك إن لم يشف غلَّتَهُ
Greetings to you from a lovesick man who tries to
To you greetings from one who tries
meet your fate if he does not quench his burning thirst.
To meet your fate, if he does not unravel his anguish
Sol 6.1