عَفاmay pardon اللهُGod عَنconcerning لَيلَىLayla وَإِنand even if سَفَكَتshe shed دَمِىmy blood
عَفا اللهُ عَن لَيلَى وَإِن سَفَكَت دَمِى
فَإِنِّىfor I وَإِنand even if لَمhas not تَجزِنِىshe requites me غيرُnot عاتِبِreproachful
فَإِنِّى وَإِن لَم تَجزِنِى غيرُ عاتِبِ
May God pardon Layla, even if she has shed my blood.
May God forgive Layla, even if she shed my blood
For even if she has not requited me, I am not reproachful
For even if she did not satisfy me, I have no complaint
عَلَيهاtoward her ولاand not مُبدٍexpressing لِلَيلَىto Layla شَكِيَّةًa complaint
عَلَيها ولا مُبدٍ لِلَيلَى شَكِيَّةً
وَقَدand may يَشتكِىcomplain المُشكَىthe afflicted إِلَىto كُلِّevery صَاحِبِfriend
وَقَد يَشتكِى المُشكَى إِلَى كُلِّ صَاحِبِ
toward her, nor do I voice a complaint to Layla;
Against Layla, nor any doubt about her
though the afflicted may complain to every friend.
And the one complained of may complain to every friend
يَقُولُونَthey say تُبrepent مِنof حُبِّlove لَيلَىLayla وَوُدِّهاand affection for her
يَقُولُونَ تُب مِن حُبِّ لَيلَى وَوُدِّها
وَماand not أَناI مِنof حُبىmy love لِلَيلَىfor Layla بِتائِبِrepentant
وَما أَنا مِن حُبى لِلَيلَى بِتائِبِ
They say, "Repent of your love for Layla and your affection for her."
They say: repent from loving Layla and loving her
But I do not repent of my love for Layla.
But I will not repent of my love for Layla
Sol 6.1