أَخَذَmay exact vengeance اللَهُGod لِقَلبيfor my heart مِنfrom ظَلومZalum
أَخَذَ اللَهُ لِقَلبي مِن ظَلوم
قَسَمَتهُshe divided it فِرَقاًfragments بَينَamong الهُمومthe cares
قَسَمَتهُ فِرَقاً بَينَ الهُموم
May God avenge my heart on Zalum;
she divided it into fragments among cares.
إِنَّماonly يُبكىtears are shed لِمثليfor one like me أَنَّنيfor I am
إِنَّما يُبكى لِمثلي أَنَّني
مُبتَلىًafflicted أَشكوI complain إِلىto غَيرِnot رَحيمmerciful
مُبتَلىً أَشكو إِلى غَيرِ رَحيم
Only for one like me are tears shed, for I am
afflicted, complaining to one without mercy.
شامَنيbrought me ill luck مَنthe one who كانَused to يَسعىact as an intermediary بَينَناbetween us
شامَني مَن كانَ يَسعى بَينَنا
وَلَقَدand indeed أَعهَدُهُI knew him غَيرَnot مَشومill-omened
وَلَقَد أَعهَدُهُ غَيرَ مَشوم
The one who used to go between us brought me ill luck,
yet I had indeed known him as no bringer of ill luck.
إِنَّماonly لاطَفتُهُI treated him kindly أَخدَعُهُI deceive him
إِنَّما لاطَفتُهُ أَخدَعُهُ
قُلتُI said كَيso that يَشفَعَhe might intercede ليfor me عِندَwith ظَلومZalum
قُلتُ كَي يَشفَعَ لي عِندَ ظَلوم
I only treated him kindly to deceive him;
I spoke so that he might intercede for me with Zalum.
Sol 6.1