ماnot آنthe time has come أنto يرحمنيpity me قلبُكyour heart
ما آن أن يرحمني قلبُك
حتَّىuntil متَىwhen يلعبُtoys بيwith me لُبُّكyour mind
حتَّى متَى يلعبُ بي لُبُّك
Is it not time for your heart to pity me?
When will your heart have mercy on me
How long will your mind toy with me?
How long will your mind play with me
لاmay ... not أعدمَdeprive اللَهGod فؤادِيmy heart الهَوىlove
لا أعدمَ اللَه فؤادِي الهَوى
يوماًfor a day ولاand may ... not جرَّبهُexperience it قلبُكyour heart
يوماً ولا جرَّبهُ قلبُك
May God never deprive my heart of love,
May God never deprive my heart of love
Even for a day; nor may your heart experience it.
Or make your heart experience it
إنif كانَwas رَبيmy Lord قَدalready قَضىdecreed بالضَّنىwith wasting sickness
إن كانَ رَبي قَد قَضى بالضَّنى
وشدةِand the intensity of الحُبِّlove فماthen what ذنبُكyour fault
وشدةِ الحُبِّ فما ذنبُك
If my Lord has decreed wasting sickness
If my Lord has decreed suffering
And love's intensity, then what fault is yours?
And intense love - what is your sin
Sol 6.1