لاdo not تُسْرفيgo to excess فيin عِتابيreproaching me إننيindeed I بَشَرٌa human being
لا تُسْرفي في عِتابي إنني بَشَرٌ
ولاand do not تغوليdestroy أهازيجيmy songs وتشْبيبيand my love poetry
ولا تغولي أهازيجي وتشْبيبي
Do not go too far in reproaching me; I am human.
Do not be too harsh in blaming me, I am but a man
Nor destroy my songs and my love poetry.
And do not make fun of my worries and troubles
كمْhow often أرسُمُI draw فيon وجهthe face of الدُّجَىnight's darkness أرَقيmy sleeplessness
كمْ أرسُمُ في وجه الدُّجَى أرَقي
والحزنُand sorrow يصفَعُنيslaps me واليأسُand despair يلهوtoys بيwith me
والحزنُ يصفَعُني واليأسُ يلهو بي
How often I draw my sleeplessness on the face of night's darkness,
How much anguish shows on my face in the darkness
while sorrow slaps me and despair toys with me.
And sadness slaps me while despair plays with me
وكمand how often تجرَّعْتُI swallowed خُلْفَthe breaking of الوعدthe promise منكِfrom you شَجاًchoking grief
وكم تجرَّعْتُ خُلْفَ الوعد منكِ شَجاً
وكمand how often جَزَيْتِyou repaid تباريحيmy agonies بتأنيبيby rebuking me
وكم جَزَيْتِ تباريحي بتأنيبي
And how often I swallowed the choking grief of your broken promise,
How much bitter betrayal I have tasted from you
and how often you repaid my agonies by rebuking me.
And how you have rewarded my devotion with blame
أبحرتُI sailed فيthrough ظُلُماتِthe darkness of البُعْدseparation محتملاًenduring
أبحرتُ في ظُلُماتِ البُعْد محتملاً
منfor أجلthe sake of عَيْنَيْكِyour eyes تشْريقيmy eastward journeying وتغْريبيand my westward journeying
من أجل عَيْنَيْكِ تشْريقي وتغْريبي
I sailed through the darkness of separation, enduring
I voyaged in the darkness of distance bearing
for the sake of your eyes, my journeys east and west.
For your eyes my yearning and agony
Sol 6.1