وَإِذاand when عَصانيdisobeyed me الدَمعُthe tears فيin
وَإِذا عَصاني الدَمعُ في
إِحدىone of مُلِمّاتِafflictions الخُطوبِadversities
إِحدى مُلِمّاتِ الخُطوبِ
And when tears disobey me amid
When in one of misfortune's moments
one of adversity's afflictions,
My tears disobey me
أَجرَيتُهُI made it flow بِتَذَكُّريby my recalling
أَجرَيتُهُ بِتَذَكُّري
ماwhat كانَwas مِنof هَجرِabandonment by الحَبيبِthe beloved
ما كانَ مِن هَجرِ الحَبيبِ
I make them flow by recalling
I let them flow remembering
the beloved's past abandonment.
My beloved's abandonment
ياO مَنwho لِمَهجورٍfor a forsaken one قَريwounded (continues on next line)
يا مَن لِمَهجورٍ قَري
حِcompletion of 'wounded' القَلبِthe heart مَظلومٍwronged كَئيبِsorrowful
حِ القَلبِ مَظلومٍ كَئيبِ
O who will help a forsaken one, wounded
O you who are a confidant
at heart, wronged and sorrowful?
To an abandoned heart, wronged and gloomy
أَخَذَtook الهَوىpassion مِنfrom جِسمِهِhis body
أَخَذَ الهَوى مِن جِسمِهِ
وَفُؤادِهِand his heart أَوفىfullest نَصيبِshare
وَفُؤادِهِ أَوفى نَصيبِ
Passion has taken from his body
Passion has taken from his body
and his heart the fullest share.
And his heart the greatest share
Sol 6.1