إنّindeed قلبيmy heart طوعُat the command of قلبكْyour heart
إنّ قلبي طوعُ قلبكْ
كيفhow قلtell ليme بعتَyou sold عهدكْyour pledge ؟!
كيف قل لي بعتَ عهدكْ ؟!
Indeed, my heart is at your heart's command.
My heart is obedient to your heart
How—tell me—did you sell your pledge?!
How can you say you have broken your vow?!
وشعوريand my feelings مثلُlike وردكْyour roses
وشعوري مثلُ وردكْ
كيفhow تُسقيyou water الوردَthe roses بُعدكْyour distance
كيف تُسقي الوردَ بُعدكْ
And my feelings are like your roses.
And my feeling is like your rose
How do you water the roses with your distance?
How can you water the rose in your absence
وحنينيand my longing مثلُlike عطركْyour perfume
وحنيني مثلُ عطركْ
كيفhow ترويyou quench الشّوقَlonging زُهْدَكْyour indifference ؟!
كيف تروي الشّوقَ زُهْدَكْ ؟!
And my longing is like your perfume.
And my yearning is like your fragrance
How do you quench longing with your indifference?!
How can your indifference quench my passion?!
ياشقياًO wretched one رُمتَyou sought قتليto kill me ..
ياشقياً رُمتَ قتلي ..
كمhow much أتوقُI yearn اليومَtoday قتلكْto kill you ؟!
كم أتوقُ اليومَ قتلكْ ؟!
O wretched one, you sought to kill me...
Oh how wretchedly you sought my murder..
How I yearn today to kill you!
How much do I long today for yours?!
وظلوماًand O cruel one حزّslashed قلبيmy heart ..
وظلوماً حزّ قلبي ..
ليتنيif only I were سكّينُa knife قلبكْyour heart
ليتني سكّينُ قلبكْ
And O cruel one who slashed my heart...
And unjustly you broke my heart..
If only I were a knife to your heart.
If only I were the dagger of your heart
آهah ماhow أقسىcruel ضلالكْyour waywardness !
آه ما أقسى ضلالكْ !
منwho تُرىone wonders بعديafter me أَضلّكْled you astray ؟!
من تُرى بعدي أَضلّكْ ؟!
Ah, how cruel your waywardness is!
Oh how merciless is your misguidance!
Who, I wonder, led you astray after me?!
After me, whom else will you mislead?!
وجنونيand my madness منfrom شرودكْyour wandering
وجنوني من شرودكْ
ليتنيif only I ماnot أخترتُI chose حبّكْyour love
ليتني ما أخترتُ حبّكْ
And my madness comes from your wandering.
And my madness is from your aloofness
If only I had not chosen your love!
If only I had not chosen to love you
فلتغثنيso rescue me منfrom برودكْyour coldness
فلتغثني من برودكْ
هيّجroused الآفاقَthe horizons ضدّكْagainst you
هيّج الآفاقَ ضدّكْ
So rescue me from your coldness.
So save me from your coldness
It has roused the horizons against you.
Rouse the horizons against you
ولتعُدْand return ليto me منfrom جنونكْyour madness
ولتعُدْ لي من جنونكْ
ملّgrew weary بوحيmy outpouring صَيْدَhunting حسّكْyour feelings
ملّ بوحي صَيْدَ حسّكْ
And return to me from your madness.
And return to me from your madness
My outpouring has grown weary of hunting your feelings.
Fill my inspiration with the hunt of your senses
كلّall جرحيmy wound منfrom قيودكْyour shackles
كلّ جرحي من قيودكْ
آهah منfrom قهريmy anguish وقيدكْand your chain
آه من قهري وقيدكْ
My wound comes wholly from your shackles.
Every wound I have is from your shackles
Ah, my anguish—and your chain!
Oh from my despair and your bond
Sol 6.1