نَطَقَspoke البُكاweeping بِهَوىًof a love هُوَit is الحَقُّthe truth
نَطَقَ البُكا بِهَوىً هُوَ الحَقُّ
وَمَلَكتَنيand you have possessed me فَليَهنِكَso may it delight you الرِقُّbondage
وَمَلَكتَني فَليَهنِكَ الرِقُّ
Weeping has spoken of a love that is true.
And you have possessed me—may my bondage delight you.
فَاِرفُقso be gentle بِقَلبيwith my heart ياO مُعَذِّبَهُyou who torment it
فَاِرفُق بِقَلبي يا مُعَذِّبَهُ
ظُلماًunjustly وَلَيسَand there is no لِظالِمٍfor an oppressor رِفقُgentleness
ظُلماً وَلَيسَ لِظالِمٍ رِفقُ
So be gentle with my heart, O you who torment it
Unjustly—yet an oppressor has no gentleness.
وَإِذاand when غَضِبتَyou grow angry فَلَمand then do not تُكَلِّمنيspeak to me
وَإِذا غَضِبتَ فَلَم تُكَلِّمني
ضاقَتcloses in عَلَيَّupon me الأَرضُthe earth وَالأُفقُand the horizon
ضاقَت عَلَيَّ الأَرضُ وَالأُفقُ
And when you grow angry and do not speak to me,
The earth and the horizon close in upon me.
Sol 6.1