ياO قلبيmy heart الشاكيthe lamenting المعذthe tormented (beginning)
يا قلبي الشاكي المعذ
ذبtormented (completion) هذهthis الشكوىthe complaint لِمَاwhy?
ذب هذه الشكوى لِمَا
O my lamenting, tormented heart,
O my complaining, tortured heart
why this complaint?
Enough of this complaining, for
حانthe time has come الفرارescape وآنand it is time للfor the
حان الفرار وآن لل
مسجونprisoner أنto يتنسماhe may breathe freely
مسجون أن يتنسما
The time to escape has come, and it is time for
It is time for the imprisoned
the prisoner to breathe freely.
To breathe free air
حانthe time has come الحسابthe reckoning وآنand it is time للfor the
حان الحساب وآن لل
موتورwronged one أنto يتكلماhe may speak
موتور أن يتكلما
The time for reckoning has come, and it is time for
It is time for the pained
the wronged one to speak.
To speak out
ياO طفليmy child النواحthe wailing آit is time (beginning)
يا طفلي النواح آ
نَit is time (completion) اليومtoday أنto تتعلماyou may learn
نَ اليوم أن تتعلما
O my wailing child, the time
My child, today you must
has come today for you to learn.
Learn to weep no more
أسفيmy sorrow لغاليfor precious الدمعthe tears تبyou lavish (beginning)
أسفي لغالي الدمع تب
ذلهyou lavish it (completion) لمرتخصon cheap الدمىthe dolls
ذله لمرتخص الدمى
Alas for precious tears you
I regret shedding precious
lavish on cheap dolls.
Tears for worthless idols
أفنيتهyou exhausted it ورجعتand you returned حتeven (beginning)
أفنيته ورجعت حت
تىeven (completion) منof دموعكyour tears معدماbereft
تى من دموعك معدما
You have exhausted them and returned,
I wasted them, until I was
bereft even of your own tears.
Left with no more tears to cry
فإذاand when افتقدتyou lack الدمعthe tears عزgrew scarce (beginning)
فإذا افتقدت الدمع عز
زgrew scarce (completion) فتبكينّthen you will surely weep تبسماsmiling
ز فتبكينّ تبسما
And when you lack tears, grown scarce,
So when you lack tears, take
then you will surely weep by smiling.
Comfort, and smile through your weeping
تبكيyou weep علىfor العرشthe throne المصوthe fashioned (beginning)
تبكي على العرش المصو
غfashioned (completion) منfrom المدامعthe tears والدماand the blood
غ من المدامع والدما
You weep for the throne fashioned
Weep for the throne adorned
from tears and blood.
With tears and blood
تبكيyou weep علىfor الصنمthe idol الجميthe beautiful (beginning)
تبكي على الصنم الجمي
لbeautiful (completion) يكادit almost أنto يتهكماit may sneer
ل يكاد أن يتهكما
You weep for the beautiful idol,
Weep for the beautiful idol
which is almost sneering.
Who almost mocks you
تبكيyou weep for ترابdust الأرضthe earth مصdyed (beginning)
تبكي تراب الأرض مص
بوغاًdyed (completion) بألوانwith the colors السماthe sky
بوغاً بألوان السما
You weep for the dust of the earth,
Weep for the earth's soil
dyed in the colors of the sky.
Colored by the sky
Sol 6.1