حتامuntil when تخلفwill you break وعديyour promise to me
حتام تخلف وعدي
وكيفand how ضيعتhave you neglected عهديyour pledge to me
وكيف ضيعت عهدي
How long will you break your promise to me?
And how could you neglect your pledge to me?
ياO اذكرmost mindful الناسof all people هجراof estrangement
يا اذكر الناس هجرا
ماhow كانwas انساكforgetful you are of وديmy love
ما كان انساك ودي
O you who remember estrangement best of all people,
how forgetful you have been of my love!
ياO قاتليmy slayer بجفاهwith his coldness
يا قاتلي بجفاه
تفديكmay it ransom you روحيَmy soul تفديmay it ransom
تفديك روحيَ تفدي
O you whose coldness slays me,
may my soul ransom you—ransom you!
دعنيlet me امتdie فيكfor you وجداof yearning
دعني امت فيك وجدا
تعيشmay you live مولايmy lord بعديafter me
تعيش مولاي بعدي
Let me die of yearning for you;
may you live on after me, my lord.
فمنwho, then تصدىundertook لظلميto wrong me
فمن تصدى لظلمي
حتىuntil اباحكhe allowed you صديto shun me
حتى اباحك صدي
Who, then, undertook to wrong me,
until he gave you leave to shun me?
علامwhy قربكnearness to you ابغيdo I seek
علام قربك ابغي
وانتwhile you تطلبseek بعديdistance from me
وانت تطلب بعدي
Why do I seek nearness to you,
while you seek distance from me?
افديكI would ransom you تركيTurkish لحظin gaze
افديك تركي لحظ
يسطوassails عليّme جنديa soldier
يسطو عليّ جندي
I would ransom you, Turkish-eyed one—
a soldier who assails me,
يرنوhe gazes بيضwhite blades حدادkeen
يرنو بيض حداد
تجاوزتhave overcome كلevery ضدfoe
تجاوزت كل ضد
gazing with keen white blades
that have overcome every foe.
رضيتهI have accepted him ليَfor myself مولىas master
رضيته ليَ مولى
وليتهand if only he قالwould say عبديmy slave
وليته قال عبدي
I have accepted him as my master;
and if only he would say, “My slave.”
Sol 6.1