رُوَيْدَكِbe gentle ياO معذِّبَةَtormentor of القلوبِhearts
رُوَيْدَكِ يا معذِّبَةَ القلوبِ
أماdo you not تَخْشَينَyou fear منof كسْبِincurring الذنوبِsins
أما تَخْشَينَ من كسْبِ الذنوبِ
Be gentle, O tormentor of hearts!
Slow down, O tormentor of hearts,
Do you not fear incurring sins?
Do you not fear incurring sins?
متىwhen يُجْريmakes flow طلوعُكِyour rising فيthrough جفونيmy eyelids
متى يُجْري طلوعُكِ في جفوني
سناthe radiance of شمسٍa sun مواصلةِcontinually undergoing الغروبِsunset
سنا شمسٍ مواصلةِ الغروبِ
When will your rising send through my eyelids
When will your sunrise flow in my eyelids,
the radiance of a sun forever setting?
Like a continuous setting sun?
وكمand how often تُبْليwear away الكروبُsorrows عليكover you جسميmy body
وكم تُبْلي الكروبُ عليك جسمي
ألاis there no فَرَجٌrelief لديكwith you منfrom الكروبِsorrows
ألا فَرَجٌ لديك من الكروبِ
And how often sorrows over you wear my body away!
How much sorrow does your body cause me!
Is there no relief with you from these sorrows?
Is there no relief from sorrow for you?
وأنْتِand you قدحتِyou cast lots فيfor أعشارِthe tenth-shares of قلبيmy heart
وأنْتِ قدحتِ في أعشارِ قلبي
بسهميكwith your two arrows المُعلّىal-Muʿallā (the seven-share lot-arrow) والرّقيبِand al-Raqīb (the three-share lot-arrow)
بسهميك المُعلّى والرّقيبِ
And you have cast lots for my heart’s ten shares
You who stirred up the regions of my heart
with your two arrows, al-Muʿallā and al-Raqīb.
With your raised, observant arrows.
ولمand did not أسمعI hear بأنّthat عيونَthe eyes of عِينٍwide-eyed women
ولم أسمع بأنّ عيونَ عِينٍ
تُفيضُcast in drawing lots سهامَهُنَّtheir arrows علىover القلوبِhearts
تُفيضُ سهامَهُنَّ على القلوبِ
And I have never heard that the eyes of wide-eyed women
I've not heard that the eyes of a maiden
cast their lot-arrows over hearts.
Shoot their arrows at hearts.
Sol 6.1