لِمwhy إذاwhen ماemphatic particle مررتَyou passed تِهتَyou acted haughtily عليناtoward us
لِم إذا ما مررتَ تِهتَ علينا
وجعلتَand you made الطريقthe path غيرَdifferent from الطريقِthe path
وجعلتَ الطريق غيرَ الطريقِ
Why, whenever you pass, do you act haughtily toward us,
Why is it when you pass by you glance at me
And change your path to another path,
And you take a road other than the road
وتلفَّتَّand you glanced around كالغزالةlike the gazelle ذعراًin fear
وتلفَّتَّ كالغزالة ذعراً
وتثنَّيتَand you swayed كالقضيبlike the bough الرشيقِgraceful
وتثنَّيتَ كالقضيب الرشيقِ
And glance around like a gazelle in fear,
And you turn like a frightened gazelle
And sway like a graceful bough?
And you bend like a slender branch
لكyou have عِلمٌknowledge بأنَّنيthat I بكwith you أَلهُوI amuse myself
لك عِلمٌ بأنَّني بك أَلهُو
أناI واللَهِby God فوقabove شوقlonging المَشُوقِthe lovesick one
أنا واللَهِ فوق شوق المَشُوقِ
You know that I amuse myself with you;
You know that I am obsessed with you
By God, I surpass the lovesick in longing.
I swear by God beyond the longing of the ardent lover
Sol 6.1