ياO منwho لقلبٍfor a heart صيغَwas fashioned منfrom صخرةٍa rock
يا من لقلبٍ صيغَ من صخرةٍ
فيin جسدٍa body منof لؤلؤٍpearl رطبِmoist
في جسدٍ من لؤلؤٍ رطبِ
Oh, who can help me with a heart fashioned from stone,
O you whose heart is carved from rock
In a body of moist pearl?
In a body made of moist pearl
جرحتُI wounded خديهِhis two cheeks بلحظيwith my glance فماso not
جرحتُ خديهِ بلحظي فما
برحتُI left حتىuntil اقتصhe took vengeance منon قلبيmy heart
برحتُ حتى اقتص من قلبي
I wounded his cheeks with my glance, so I did not
I wounded his cheeks with my gaze, yet I did not
Leave until he took vengeance on my heart.
Cease until I took my vengeance from my heart
إنif كنتI am عبداًa slave فنفسيthen my soul حرةfree كرماًin nobility
إن كنت عبداً فنفسي حرة كرماً
أوor أسودblack اللونthe color إنيindeed I am أبيضwhite الخلقِthe character
أو أسود اللون إني أبيض الخلقِ
If I am a slave, my soul is free in nobility;
If I am a slave, my soul is free and generous
Or if I am black in color, I am white in character.
Or if black in color, I am white in character
Sol 6.1