أَميرَتيmy princess لاdo not تَغفِريforgive ذَنبيmy sin
أَميرَتي لا تَغفِري ذَنبي
فَإِنَّfor indeed ذَنبيmy sin شِدَّةُintensity الحُبِّlove
فَإِنَّ ذَنبي شِدَّةُ الحُبِّ
My princess, do not forgive my sin,
My princess, do not forgive my sin
For my sin is the intensity of love.
For my sin is the intensity of love
ياoh لَيتَنيwould that I كُنتُI were أَناI المُبتَلىthe afflicted one
يا لَيتَني كُنتُ أَنا المُبتَلى
مِنكِby you بِأَدنىwith the slightest measure ذَلِكَthat الذَنبِsin
مِنكِ بِأَدنى ذَلِكَ الذَنبِ
Oh, would that I were the one afflicted
Oh, if only I was the one afflicted
By you with the slightest measure of that sin.
By you with the slightest of that sin
حَدَّثتُI spoke to قَلبيmy heart كاذِباًlying عَنكُمُabout you
حَدَّثتُ قَلبي كاذِباً عَنكُمُ
حَتّىuntil اِستَحَتgrew ashamed عَينَيَmy eye مِنbefore قَلبيmy heart
حَتّى اِستَحَت عَينَيَ مِن قَلبي
I spoke to my heart, lying about you,
I talked to my heart, lying about you
Until my eye grew ashamed before my heart.
Until my eyes were ashamed of my heart
إِنif كانَis يُرضيكُمpleases you عَذابيmy torment وَأَنand that
إِن كانَ يُرضيكُم عَذابي وَأَن
أَموتَI die بِالحَسرَةِof sorrow وَالكَربِand anguish
أَموتَ بِالحَسرَةِ وَالكَربِ
If it pleases you that I suffer and
If it pleases you, my torment and that
Die of sorrow and anguish,
I die of regret and sorrow
فَالسَمعُthen listening وَالطاعةُand obedience مِنّيfrom me لَكُمto you
فَالسَمعُ وَالطاعةُ مِنّي لَكُم
حَسبيenough for me بِماwith what تَرضَونَyou approve ليfor me حَسبيenough for me
حَسبي بِما تَرضَونَ لي حَسبي
Then I shall listen to you and obey;
Then obedience and compliance from me to you
What you approve for me is enough for me—enough.
It is enough what you deem sufficient for me
Sol 6.1