ياO بصريmy sight ليتكwould that you ماnot كنتاyou had existed
يا بصري ليتك ما كنتا
أسررتI concealed ماwhat ألقىI endure وأعلنتاand you revealed it
أسررت ما ألقى وأعلنتا
O my sight, would that you had never existed!
I concealed what I endure, and you revealed it.
نطقتyou spoke بالدمعthrough tears بماof what فيin الحشاthe inmost heart
نطقت بالدمع بما في الحشا
ويحكalas for you ماwhat ضركwould have harmed you لوif صنتاyou had kept it hidden
ويحك ما ضرك لو صنتا
You spoke through tears of what lies in the heart.
Alas for you! What harm would keeping it hidden have done you?
ليتكwould that you إذwhen بانdeparted فؤاديmy heart بماbecause of what
ليتك إذ بان فؤادي بما
جنيتyou inflicted عليهupon it لحظةfor a moment بنتاyou had departed
جنيت عليه لحظة بنتا
If only, when my heart departed because of what
You inflicted upon it, you too had departed for a moment.
ياO بصرىmy sight حسبكenough for you ماwhat خنتاyou have betrayed
يا بصرى حسبك ما خنتا
أنتyou الذيthe one who أهلكتنيdestroyed me أنتاyou
أنت الذي أهلكتني أنتا
O my sight, enough of your betrayal!
You are the one who destroyed me—you!
Sol 6.1