كُلُّevery دَاعٍsupplicant سِوَايexcept me غَيْرُnot مُجَابِanswered
كُلُّ دَاعٍ سِوَاي غَيْرُ مُجَابِ
وَعَذَابُand the torment of الْهَوىpassionate love أَشَدُّmost severe عَذابِtorment
وَعَذَابُ الْهَوى أَشَدُّ عَذابِ
Every supplicant but me goes unanswered.
Every suitor but I is unsuccessful,
And love’s torment is the severest torment.
And the torment of passion is the worst torment.
كَمْhow long يَكُونُwill be الْخِلافُdiscord وَالْبُعْدُand distance قَلْtell لِيme
كَمْ يَكُونُ الْخِلافُ وَالْبُعْدُ قَلْ لِي
مَعَeven with ذُلِّيmy abasement وَطَاعَتِيand my obedience واقْتِرابِيand my drawing near
مَعَ ذُلِّي وَطَاعَتِي واقْتِرابِي
How long will discord and distance last—tell me—
Tell me, how long will our disagreement and distance last
even with my abasement, my obedience, and my drawing near?
Despite my humiliation, obedience, and devotion?
كُلَّevery يَوْمٍday يَرُوعُنِيstartles me مِنْكَfrom you وَعْدٌa promise
كُلَّ يَوْمٍ يَرُوعُنِي مِنْكَ وَعْدٌ
مَطْمِعٌenticing لَمْعُهُits gleam كَلَمْعِlike the gleam of السَّرَابِthe mirage
مَطْمِعٌ لَمْعُهُ كَلَمْعِ السَّرَابِ
Every day a promise from you startles me,
Each day, your promise terrifies me,
enticing, its gleam like the gleam of a mirage.
Its shining light like a mirage.
Sol 6.1