ياO قاتِلَslayer of الصَبّthe lovesick one وَلاand no واقِprotector
يا قاتِلَ الصَبّ وَلا واقِ
لاdo not تَرضَconsent بِاللَهِby God بِإِنفاقيto my destruction
لا تَرضَ بِاللَهِ بِإِنفاقي
O slayer of the lovesick one, with none to shield him,
O killer of youth, have mercy
by God, do not consent to my destruction.
Do not destroy me for the sake of God
عَيناكَyour two eyes قَدindeed قادَتled إِليَّto me الرَدىdeath
عَيناكَ قَد قادَت إِليَّ الرَدى
فالقَلبُso the heart يَحتاجُneeds إِلىto راقِa healer using charms
فالقَلبُ يَحتاجُ إِلى راقِ
Your two eyes have brought death upon me,
Your eyes have led me astray
so the heart needs a healer.
My heart needs a healer
لَولاكَwere it not for you وَالرَحمَنُby the Merciful ماكُنتُI would not be مَنone who
لَولاكَ وَالرَحمَنُ ماكُنتُ مَن
يُحسَبُis counted فيin جُملَةِthe company of عُشّاقِlovers
يُحسَبُ في جُملَةِ عُشّاقِ
Were it not for you—by the Merciful—I would not be one
Without you, by the Merciful, I would not be
counted among lovers.
Counted among lovers
قَدindeed لَدَعَتstung صَدغاكyour two sidelocks قَلبيmy heart فَهَلso, will ...?
قَد لَدَعَت صَدغاك قَلبي فَهَل
تَنعَمُyou graciously bestow لِلَّذعِfor the sting بِدرياقِwith an antidote
تَنعَمُ لِلَّذعِ بِدرياقِ
Your two sidelocks have stung my heart—will you
Your cheeks have bruised my heart, so will
graciously grant an antidote for the sting?
You provide a coat of mail against the blows?
Sol 6.1