إنif لَمnot يَكُنbe لكfor you رَحمةٌmercy فَحياءُthen shame
إن لَم يَكُن لك رَحمةٌ فَحياءُ
إنif لمnot تكنbe لكfor you نِيةٌintention فدَناءُthen nearness
إن لم تكن لك نِيةٌ فدَناءُ
If you have no mercy, then at least show some shame.
If you have no mercy, at least have shame
If you have no inclination, then at least draw near.
If you have no intention, at least pretend
دَعنيlet me أقيمabide عَلىupon رَجائكَhope of you فيin الهَوىlove
دَعني أقيم عَلى رَجائكَ في الهَوى
فأقلُّfor the least ماwhat ليI have فيin هواكَlove for you رَجاءُhope
فأقلُّ ما لي في هواكَ رَجاءُ
Let me abide in love, holding to hope of you;
Let me keep my hopes of love for you
For the least I have in loving you is hope.
For hope in your love is the least I can do
ياO مورديyou who bring me into سُقماًsickness بأوّلِwith the first نظرةٍglance
يا موردي سُقماً بأوّلِ نظرةٍ
فيin نظرةٍa glance أخرىanother إليكَat you شِفاءُhealing
في نظرةٍ أخرى إليكَ شِفاءُ
O you who brought me sickness with the first glance,
At first sight, you made me heartsick
In another glance at you there is healing.
Another glance from you would heal the ache
فلئنfor if indeed صححتَyou are well لقدindeed سَقِمتُI have fallen ill منfrom الهَوىlove
فلئن صححتَ لقد سَقِمتُ من الهَوى
ولئِنand if indeed رَويتَyou have quenched your thirst فليthen I have إليكَfor you ظِماءُthirst
ولئِن رَويتَ فلي إليكَ ظِماءُ
For if you are well, I have indeed fallen ill with love;
Though love itself made me ill for you
And if you have quenched your thirst, I thirst for you.
I still thirst for you, whatever you do
Sol 6.1