كيفhow نمtold tales العذولthe faultfinder إنif خنتI betrayed عهداa pledge
كيف نم العذول إن خنت عهدا
لمdid not أجدI find منfrom تحمليmy endurance فيكfor your sake بداany alternative
لم أجد من تحملي فيك بدا
How did the faultfinder tell tales, if I broke a pledge?
How can the lover sleep if he breaks a vow?
I had no choice but to endure for your sake.
I cannot find anyone to replace you.
قدindeed وحبيكby my love for you ضاقgrew straitened ذرعيmy capacity to endure منfrom الوجlonging (continued next line)
قد وحبيك ضاق ذرعي من الوج
دِ(completes 'longing') وقاسيتand I endured فيin الهوىlove بكbecause of you جهداhardship
دِ وقاسيت في الهوى بك جهدا
Indeed, by my love for you, longing has overwhelmed me,
My love for you has wearied me to exhaustion.
and I have endured hardship in loving you.
I have endured much hardship in this passion for you.
سلask جفونيmy eyelids ماnot جئنthey came بالدمعwith tears بدعاًas something unprecedented
سل جفوني ما جئن بالدمع بدعاً
ياO بديعwondrous الجمالbeauty فيin الحسنloveliness فرداpeerless
يا بديع الجمال في الحسن فردا
Ask my eyelids: their tears are nothing new,
Ask my eyes why they cry ceaselessly -
O you of wondrous beauty, peerless in loveliness.
O unique beauty, matchless in charm!
كيفhow أسلوI cease loving ولستwhen I am not أملكI possess نفسيmyself
كيف أسلو ولست أملك نفسي
يستطيعcan السلوforgetting love منone who كانis (literally, was) عبداa slave
يستطيع السلو من كان عبدا
How can I forget you, when I am not my own master?
How can I be consoled when I cannot control myself?
Can one who is a slave forget?
Only a slave can be consoled.
Sol 6.1