أَياO مَنone who لاnot يُجيبُanswers لَدىat السُؤالِthe question
أَيا مَن لا يُجيبُ لَدى السُؤالِ
وَياand O مَنone who لاnot يُثيبُrecompenses عَلىfor الوِصالِunion
وَيا مَن لا يُثيبُ عَلى الوِصالِ
O you who give no answer when asked,
O you who does not respond to my plea
And O you who give no recompense for union,
Nor rewards intimacy and devotion
وَياand O مَنone who قَولُهُhis words ليto me حينَwhen أَشكوI complain
وَيا مَن قَولُهُ لي حينَ أَشكو
إِلَيهِto him مُتdie بِدائِكَof your ailment لاnot أُباليI care
إِلَيهِ مُت بِدائِكَ لا أُبالي
And O you whose words to me, when I complain
Your words when I complain are "Die of your pain, I care not"
To you, are: 'Die of your ailment; I do not care.'
Do you not see what I suffer and lament
أَلَستَare you not تَرىyou see الَّذيwhat أَلقىI endure فَتَرثيso you take pity
أَلَستَ تَرى الَّذي أَلقى فَتَرثي
لِطولِfor the length of صَبابَتيmy yearning وَلِسوءِand for the misery of حاليmy condition
لِطولِ صَبابَتي وَلِسوءِ حالي
Do you not see what I endure, and take pity
From long passion and ill fate I resent
On my long yearning and my wretched state?
My eyes have shown I'll not change though you're absent
وَقَدand indeed أَبدَتhave revealed لَكَto you العَينانِthe two eyes أَنّيthat I
وَقَد أَبدَت لَكَ العَينانِ أَنّي
عَلىdespite طولِthe length of النَوىthe separation لَكَtoward you غَيرُnot قالِone who hates
عَلى طولِ النَوى لَكَ غَيرُ قالِ
And my two eyes have shown you that I,
And even if you sever ties, I'll not relent
Despite the long separation, do not hate you.
By God, how cold and cruel you've become
وَلَستُand I am not وَإِنand even if بَدَأتَyou have begun بِقَطعِby severing حَبليmy cord
وَلَستُ وَإِن بَدَأتَ بِقَطعِ حَبلي
عَلىunder حالٍany circumstance لِوَصلِكُمُof union with you بِسالِat all forgetful
عَلى حالٍ لِوَصلِكُمُ بِسالِ
And I am not—even if you have begun to sever my cord—
Thus is one with an unfeeling heart.
Ever forgetful of union with you.
تَعالىاللَهُGod be exalted ماhow أَقساكَhard-hearted you are عَنيtoward me
تَعالىاللَهُ ما أَقساكَ عَني
كَذَلِكَlikewise كُلُّeveryone طَلقِunfettered القَلبِthe heart خالِempty
كَذَلِكَ كُلُّ طَلقِ القَلبِ خالِ
God be exalted! How hard-hearted you are toward me!
Such is everyone whose heart is unfettered and empty.
Partial English translation: 9 of 12 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1