ياO مانعاًyou who deprive مقلتيmy eye منof لذةdelight الوسنslumber
يا مانعاً مقلتي من لذة الوسن
روحيmy soul تقيكshields you منfrom الأسواءmisfortunes والحزنand sorrow
روحي تقيك من الأسواء والحزن
O you who deprive my eye of the delight of slumber,
O you who forbid my eyes the joy of intimacy,
May my soul shield you from misfortunes and sorrow.
My soul protects you from harm and sorrow.
واللَهby God لاnot سكنتfound rest روحيmy soul إلىtoward سكنٍa haven
واللَه لا سكنت روحي إلى سكنٍ
إلاexcept إليكto you ولاnor حنتyearned إلىtoward وطنa homeland
إلا إليك ولا حنت إلى وطن
By God, my soul has found rest in no haven
By God, my soul finds no rest but in you,
Except in you, nor has it yearned for any homeland.
Nor does it yearn for any other home.
ولنand will not أقولI say ولوand even if أضنىwore down الهوىpassion كبديmy liver
ولن أقول ولو أضنى الهوى كبدي
رداًin reply لقولكto your saying ليto me قدindeed خنتyou betrayed لمdid not أخنI betray
رداً لقولك لي قد خنت لم أخن
And I will not say, even if passion wears down my liver,
Even if passion rends my liver,
In reply to your saying to me, 'You have betrayed': 'I have not betrayed.'
I will not say, as you told me, that I have betrayed you - I have not.
هبنيsuppose me غريباًa stranger ألامI am blamed اليومtoday فيكon your account ألمdid ... not?
هبني غريباً ألام اليوم فيك ألم
أكنI be حقيقاًentitled بأنto أعدىI be aided علىagainst الزمنtime
أكن حقيقاً بأن أعدى على الزمن
Grant that I am a stranger, blamed today on your account—was I not
Today's pains make me a stranger,
Entitled to be aided against time?
Rightfully, for I have transgressed against fate.
فلاso do not تدعyou abandon رعيregard for ماwhat قدalready كنتyou were تعلمهyou know it
فلا تدع رعي ما قد كنت تعلمه
منيof me يقيناًwith certainty وتهجرنيand you forsake me علىon the basis of الظننsuspicions
مني يقيناً وتهجرني على الظنن
So do not abandon your regard for what you knew
So do not deny the flock what you know
Of me with certainty, nor forsake me on suspicion.
I have always held as certain, and abandon me for mere suspicions.
فلمfor ... did not تزلyou cease مذsince عرفتI knew الحبlove فيin كبديmy liver
فلم تزل مذ عرفت الحب في كبدي
أحبdearer واللَهby God منthan روحيmy soul إلىto بدنيmy body
أحب واللَه من روحي إلى بدني
For ever since I knew love within my liver, you have remained
For since love took root in my heart,
Dearer, by God, to my body than my soul.
I swear by God, I have loved you more than my soul or body.
Sol 6.1