مَولايَmy lord قُلsay ليto me أَينَwhere ماwhat
مَولايَ قُل لي أَينَ ما
قَدindeed كانَwas مِنof عَهدٍa pledge وَثيقِbinding
قَد كانَ مِن عَهدٍ وَثيقِ
My lord, tell me: what has become
of the binding pledge that once was?
حاشاكَfar be it from you أَنto تَنسىforget الَّذيwhat
حاشاكَ أَن تَنسى الَّذي
بَينيbetween me وَبَينَكَand between you مِنof حُقوقِrights
بَيني وَبَينَكَ مِن حُقوقِ
Far be it from you to forget what
you and I owe each other.
مامِثلُnot the like of وَجهِكَyour face ذاthis الجَميthe beautiful (first part)
مامِثلُ وَجهِكَ ذا الجَمي
لِcompletion of 'beautiful' يَكونُwould be مِنamong أَهلِthe people of العُقوقِdisloyalty
لِ يَكونُ مِن أَهلِ العُقوقِ
No face like this beautiful face of yours
could be among the faithless.
يَبدوit appears فَيُشرِقُand so it shines لِلعُيوfor the eyes (first part)
يَبدو فَيُشرِقُ لِلعُيو
نِcompletion of 'eyes' ضُحىًmorning brightness وَيُشرِقُنيand makes me choke بَريقيon my saliva
نِ ضُحىً وَيُشرِقُني بَريقي
It appears and shines before the eyes
like morning light, and makes me choke on my saliva.
وَزَعَمتَand you claimed أَنَّكَthat you زائِريmy visitor
وَزَعَمتَ أَنَّكَ زائِري
فَتَرَكتَso you left عَينيmy eye لِلطَريقِfor the road
فَتَرَكتَ عَيني لِلطَريقِ
And you claimed you would visit me,
so you left my eye watching the road.
وَجَعَلتَنيand you made me أَبكيweep عَلَيfor
وَجَعَلتَني أَبكي عَلَي
كَyou مِنَfrom الغُروبِsunset إِلىuntil الشُروقِsunrise
كَ مِنَ الغُروبِ إِلى الشُروقِ
And you made me weep for
you, from sunset until sunrise.
لَوif أَنَّthat ليfor me عَيناًan eye تَناsleeps (first part)
لَو أَنَّ لي عَيناً تَنا
مُcompletion of 'sleeps' قَنِعتُI would be content بِالطَيفِwith the phantom الطَروقِvisiting by night
مُ قَنِعتُ بِالطَيفِ الطَروقِ
If I had an eye that could
sleep, I would be content with the night-visiting phantom.
سَقياًmay rain bless لِأَيّامِthe days of الوِصاthe union (first part)
سَقياً لِأَيّامِ الوِصا
لِcompletion of 'union' وَذَلِكَand that العَيشِlife الأَنيقِdelightful
لِ وَذَلِكَ العَيشِ الأَنيقِ
May rain bless the days of union
and that delightful life.
Sol 6.1