لستُI am not أعصيكَdisobey you وإنand even if كاis/was (beginning of كان)
لستُ أعصيكَ وإن كا
نَis/was (ending of كان) الذيwhat تهواهُyou desire قتليmy death
نَ الذي تهواهُ قتلي
I do not disobey you, even if
I do not disobey though what you desire is my demise
what you desire is my death.
By my father you are so there is none like you
بأبيwith my father as ransom أنتَyou فماfor … not مثone like you (beginning of مثلك)
بأبي أنتَ فما مث
لُكَone like you (ending of مثلك) لاnot يرحمُhas mercy on مثليone like me
لُكَ لا يرحمُ مثلي
May my father be your ransom! For one like
Who would not have mercy upon one such as I
you would not withhold mercy from one like me.
Is my love for you too little?
أقليلٌis it little? لكfor you وجدِيmy yearning
أقليلٌ لك وجدِي
أمor كثيرٌmuch لكَfor you وَصليmy union with you
أم كثيرٌ لكَ وَصلي
Is my yearning too little for you,
Or my devotion to you too much?
or is union with me too much for you?
May God avenge whoever torments me because of you
أخذmay He requite اللَهGod لمنfor whoever يعreproaches me (beginning of يعذلني)
أخذ اللَه لمن يع
ذِلُنيreproaches me (ending of يعذلني) فيكَconcerning you بِعذلِwith reproach
ذِلُني فيكَ بِعذلِ
May God requite whoever
reproaches me over you—with reproach.
Partial English translation: 6 of 8 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1