كبدٌa liver شفهاhas wasted it غليلُburning thirst التصابيyouthful dalliance
كبدٌ شفها غليلُ التصابي
بينbetween عتبٍreproach وسخطةand anger وعقابِand punishment
بين عتبٍ وسخطة وعقابِ
A liver wasted by the burning thirst of youthful dalliance,
My liver is inflamed with anguish
Between reproach, anger, and punishment.
Between reproach, wrath, and punishment
كلeach يومday ندمىwe bleed بجرحٍfrom a wound منof الشوthe longing (first part)
كل يوم ندمى بجرحٍ من الشو
قِcompletion of 'longing' فكلُّso all الحشاthe inward parts بهاbecause of it فيin عذابِtorment
قِ فكلُّ الحشا بها في عذابِ
Each day we bleed from a wound of long-
Every day we regret a wound from love
ing; so all the inward parts are in torment because of it.
So all my feelings are in torment
ياO سقيمَlanguid الجفونِthe eyelids أسقمتَyou have sickened جسميmy body
يا سقيمَ الجفونِ أسقمتَ جسمي
فاشفِهِso heal it كيفَhowever شئتَyou wish لاmay ... not بكَin you ماwhat بيin me
فاشفِهِ كيفَ شئتَ لا بكَ ما بي
O you with languid eyelids, you have sickened my body;
O you who are sick at heart, you have made my body ill
So heal it however you wish—may what ails me never afflict you.
Heal it how you wish, no matter what it takes
إنif أكنI am مذنباًguilty فكنthen be حسنgracious in العفforgiveness (first part)
إن أكن مذنباً فكن حسن العف
وِcompletion of 'forgiveness' أوor اجعلmake سوىother than الصدودِrejection عقابيmy punishment
وِ أو اجعل سوى الصدودِ عقابي
If I am guilty, then be gracious in forgive-
If I'm guilty then be forgiving
ness, or make something other than rejection my punishment.
Or make my only punishment to be turned away
Sol 6.1