ياO مقلتيَّmy two eyes قتلتمانيyou two have slain me
يا مقلتيَّ قتلتماني
فبقِيتُso I was left رَحمةan object of pity منwhoever يرانيsees me
فبقِيتُ رَحمة من يراني
O my two eyes, you have slain me;
My eyes, you have slain me
So I was left an object of pity to whoever sees me.
So I remain a mercy to him who sees me
مَنwhom ذاthen ألومُshould I blame وأنتُماwhile you two
مَن ذا ألومُ وأنتُما
بيَدِinto the hand of الهَوىpassion سَلَّمتُمانيyou two surrendered me
بيَدِ الهَوى سَلَّمتُماني
Whom should I blame, when you two
Whom shall I blame, when you both
Have surrendered me into passion’s hand?
Have delivered me into the hands of passion?
لعِبَتtoyed بناwith us أيديthe hands of الخُطوcalamities (word continues on next line)
لعِبَت بنا أيدي الخُطو
بِword ending completing الخُطوب, ‘calamities’ وغالناand destroyed us رَيبُvicissitudes of الزمانِtime
بِ وغالنا رَيبُ الزمانِ
The hands of calamities have toyed with us,
The turns of fate have toyed with us
And time’s vicissitudes have destroyed us.
And the caprices of time have undone us
Sol 6.1