ياO فَوْزُFawz ويليwoe to me منكِbecause of you ياO قاسيهْcruel one
يا فَوْزُ ويلي منكِ يا قاسيهْ
عذَّبتِنيyou tormented me ظُلماًunjustly كفىis enough ماwhat بيهْails me
عذَّبتِني ظُلماً كفى ما بيهْ
O Fawz, woe is me because of you, O cruel one!
Oh bliss, woe is me because of you, oh cruel one
You have tormented me unjustly; what I suffer is enough.
You have tortured me unjustly, enough of what is in it
أراكِI see you فيin اليومthe day ثلاثاًthree times ولاand not
أراكِ في اليوم ثلاثاً ولا
أنَالُI obtain إلاَّexcept النَّظرةَthe glance الجافيهْcold
أنَالُ إلاَّ النَّظرةَ الجافيهْ
I see you three times a day, yet
I see you three times a day, yet
I receive nothing but a cold glance.
I get nothing but the cold glance
واللهِby God لوif تدرينyou knew ماwhat قصتيmy story
واللهِ لو تدرين ما قصتي
ماnot كنتِyou would be عنwith حاليmy plight إذنْthen راضيهْcontent
ما كنتِ عن حالي إذنْ راضيهْ
By God, if you knew my story,
By Allah, if you knew my story
you would not then be content with my plight.
You would not then be pleased with my state
بلrather كنتyou would be ليto me عوناًa help علىin bearing غربتيmy life far from home
بل كنت لي عوناً على غربتي
وكنتِand you would be ليto me راحمةًcompassionate آسيهْa healer
وكنتِ لي راحمةً آسيهْ
Rather, you would help me bear being far from home,
Rather you would be a helper for me in my estrangement
and be a compassionate healer to me.
And you would be merciful to my pain
مرضْتِyou were ill أياماًfor days ولمْand did not تطلُعيcome out
مرضْتِ أياماً ولمْ تطلُعي
ظللتُI remained فيهاduring them مهجتيmy heart داميهْbleeding
ظللتُ فيها مهجتي داميهْ
You were ill for days and did not come out;
You were sick for days and did not appear
I spent those days with my heart bleeding,
In them my innermost being remained bleak
أسألI ask عنكِabout you النَّاسَthe people مستخبراًseeking news
أسأل عنكِ النَّاسَ مستخبراً
ولهانَdistraught with longing أدعوI pray لكِfor you بالعافيهْfor good health
ولهانَ أدعو لكِ بالعافيهْ
asking people about you, seeking news,
I ask people about you, inquiring
distraught with longing, praying for your recovery,
And humbly pray for your well-being
حتَّىuntil إذاwhen أْبللتِyou recovered ياO منيتيmy heart's desire
حتَّى إذا أْبللتِ يا منيتي
خفَّفَeased عنِّيfor me اللهُGod بلوائيهْmy affliction
خفَّفَ عنِّي اللهُ بلوائيهْ
until, when you recovered, O my heart's desire,
Until when you shone, oh my wish
God eased my suffering.
God lightened my afflictions for me
بشراكَgood news for you ياO قلبيmy heart فقدfor indeed أصبحتْshe has now become
بشراكَ يا قلبي فقد أصبحتْ
تغدوgoes in the morning إلىto مَلْعبِهاher playground ثانيهْagain
تغدو إلى مَلْعبِها ثانيهْ
Good news, my heart! For now she has begun
Good tidings, oh my heart, for she has awoken
to go each morning to her playground again.
Going again to her playground
مليكةa queen ما(emphatic particle) بينamong أترابهاher peers
مليكة ما بين أترابها
ياO ليتنيif only I كنتُI were معwith الحاشيهْthe retinue
يا ليتني كنتُ مع الحاشيهْ
A queen among her peers—
A queen among her friends
oh, if only I were among her retinue!
I wish I was among the attendants
ياO وردةًa rose ترسلُsends forth أنوارَهاits radiance
يا وردةً ترسلُ أنوارَها
فيْضاًin a flood علىover الكونْthe universe منfrom الرابيهْthe hill
فيْضاً على الكونْ من الرابيهْ
O rose that sends forth its radiance,
Oh rose sending its lights
flooding the universe from the hill,
Abundantly upon the universe from the highlands
ياO ربَّةَlady of المنديلthe kerchief مِنْfrom تحتِهbeneath it
يا ربَّةَ المنديل مِنْ تحتِه
نَبْعَةُa spring حسنٍbeauty ثَرَّةٌabundantly flowing صافيهْpure
نَبْعَةُ حسنٍ ثَرَّةٌ صافيهْ
O lady of the kerchief, from beneath it
Oh mistress of the handkerchief, from under it
springs a fount of beauty, abundant and pure.
A spring of beauty, pure and unsullied
ناشدتُكI beseech you الإسلامَIslam لاdo not تقتليkill
ناشدتُك الإسلامَ لا تقتلي
أخاكyour brother فيin دينِكِyour faith ياO قاسيهْcruel one
أخاك في دينِكِ يا قاسيهْ
I beseech you by Islam: do not kill
I implore you by Islam, do not kill
your brother in your faith, O cruel one!
Your brother in your religion, oh cruel one
Sol 6.1