سيديmy master لِمwhy خدعتَنيyou deceived me بالتمنّيwith wishful hopes
سيدي لِم خدعتَني بالتمنّي
لِمَwhy أعرضتَyou turned away إذwhen تمكَّنتَyou gained power منّيover me
لِمَ أعرضتَ إذ تمكَّنتَ منّي
My master, why did you deceive me with hopes?
Why did you turn away once you had gained power over me?
تذنبyou sin الذنبَthe sin ثمthen تغضبyou grow angry منover ذنsin (word beginning)
تذنب الذنبَ ثم تغضب من ذن
بكyour sin (word ending) عمداًdeliberately ياO ظالميmy oppressor بتَجَنِّwith false accusations
بك عمداً يا ظالمي بتَجَنِّ
You commit the sin, then grow angry over your own
sin, deliberately, O my oppressor, with false accusations.
أنتyou روحيmy soul فمنso who يعيشlives بلاwithout روsoul (word beginning)
أنت روحي فمن يعيش بلا رو
حٍsoul (word ending) أبِنexplain ليto me إذاwhen تغيَّبتَyou are absent عنّيfrom me
حٍ أبِن لي إذا تغيَّبتَ عنّي
You are my soul; who can live without a
soul when you are absent from me? Tell me.
خنتَyou betrayed عهديmy covenant وقدand indeed تبدَّلتَyou have changed بعديafter me
خنتَ عهدي وقد تبدَّلتَ بعدي
ياO حبيبيmy beloved ماnot كانwas ذلكthat ظنّيmy expectation
يا حبيبي ما كان ذلك ظنّي
You betrayed my covenant, and have changed since parting from me.
O my beloved, that was not what I expected.
Sol 6.1