ياO أمليmy hope قدindeed حانَthe time has come أنthat تعطِفاyou show kindness
يا أملي قد حانَ أن تعطِفا
أماdo ... not? ترانيyou see me ناحِلاًwasted مدنَفاgravely ill
أما تراني ناحِلاً مدنَفا
O my hope, the time has come for you to show kindness.
Do you not see me wasted and gravely ill?
أبكيI weep علىover جسمٍa body تَعمدتهyou deliberately targeted it
أبكي على جسمٍ تَعمدته
بالسقمِwith sickness لمdid not يصبحhe becomes لهto it مُنصِفاfair
بالسقمِ لم يصبح له مُنصِفا
I weep over a body you have deliberately afflicted
With sickness, with no fairness shown to it.
وسائلٍand a questioner ليof me منwhom منحتَyou bestowed الهوىlove
وسائلٍ لي من منحتَ الهوى
فقلتُso I said أهوىI love الغنجَthe coquettish one الأهيفاthe slender-waisted one
فقلتُ أهوى الغنجَ الأهيفا
And someone asked me, 'To whom have you given your love?'
So I said, 'I love the coquettish, slender-waisted one,
منone whom يحسنُis fitting الوجدُpassionate longing بهِfor him والهوىand love
من يحسنُ الوجدُ بهِ والهوى
لهfor him ولاand not يحسنُis fitting أنthat يسعِفاhe offer relief
له ولا يحسنُ أن يسعِفا
For whom longing is fitting, as is love
For him—yet it does not befit him to offer relief.'
Sol 6.1