أهُونam I worth so little عليكto you تزيدyou increase ناريmy fire
أهُون عليك تزيد ناري
ولسانيand my tongue يشكىcomplains لكto you لمdid not ترحمhave mercy on شاكيone who laments
ولساني يشكى لك لم ترحم شاكي
Do I mean so little to you that you stoke my fire?
Is it so easy for you
And my tongue complains to you, yet you have not pitied the one who laments.
While my tongue complains to you, have you no mercy for the complainer
وليهand why بلحاظكwith your glances ليهwhy تضحينىyou sacrifice me
وليه بلحاظك ليه تضحينى
واناand I أباتspend the night لياليnights باكيweeping
وانا أبات ليالي باكي
And why, with your glances—why do you sacrifice me?
Why with your glances, why do you torment me
While I spend my nights weeping.
While I spend the nights crying
أرىI see النجومthe stars أناجيهاI confide in them منfrom وجدىmy longing
أرى النجوم أناجيها من وجدى
وانand if لاحappears البدرthe full moon يواسينيit consoles me
وان لاح البدر يواسيني
I see the stars and confide in them out of my longing.
I see the stars and confide in them my passion
And if the full moon appears, it consoles me.
And if the moon appears comforting me
يشوفit sees حاليmy condition ينظرit looks إلىat حسنكyour beauty
يشوف حالي ينظر إلى حسنك
تشوفsees خيالimage حبيبيmy beloved عينيmy eye
تشوف خيال حبيبي عيني
It sees my plight and looks upon your beauty.
It sees my state, it looks upon your beauty
My eye sees my beloved’s image.
My eyes see the image of my beloved
رضيتI am content أناI بماwith whatever ترضاهyou accept it ياروحيO my soul
رضيت أنا بما ترضاه ياروحي
بسjust أتعطَّفshow compassion وانظرand look upon عانىone who suffers
بس أتعطَّف وانظر عانى
I am content with whatever you accept, O my soul.
I am content with what pleases you, oh my soul
Just show compassion and look upon one who suffers.
Just show some compassion and look upon my suffering
أخافI fear تبعتليyou send me طيفa vision خيالكyour likeness
أخاف تبعتلي طيف خيالك
يروحit departs ولاand not يجنيشdoes not come to me تانيagain
يروح ولا يجنيش تاني
I fear you might send me a vision of your likeness,
I fear you will send an apparition of your image
Which departs and never comes to me again.
That will leave and not come back again
كانwas عهديmy pledge عهدكyour pledge فيin الهوىlove
كان عهدي عهدك في الهوى
ياeither نعيشwe live سَوَىtogether ياor نموتwe die سوىtogether
يا نعيش سَوَى يا نموت سوى
My pledge was your pledge in love:
My vow to you was in love
Either we live together, or we die together.
Either we live together or we die together
أحلامdreams وطارتand flew away فيinto الهوىthe air
أحلام وطارت في الهوى
تركتthey left مريضa sick man منfrom غيرwithout دواmedicine
تركت مريض من غير دوا
Dreams—and they flew away into the air.
Dreams have flown in passion
They left a sick man without medicine.
Leaving a sick man without remedy
ليهwhy طولlength الجفاestrangement ليهwhy ضاعwas lost الوفاfaithfulness
ليه طول الجفا ليه ضاع الوفا
ليهwhy زادincreased الأسىsorrow ليهwhy روحيmy soul تهونis worth so little
ليه زاد الأسى ليه روحي تهون
Why such prolonged estrangement? Why has faithfulness been lost?
Why the prolonged estrangement, why has loyalty been lost
Why has sorrow grown? Why is my soul worth so little?
Why has sorrow increased, why has my soul become cheap
Sol 6.1