قلبيmy heart معwith الأصحابfriends أمسىhas become مُنهكاexhausted
قلبي مع الأصحاب أمسى مُنهكا
لكننيbut I ماnot كُنتُI was يوماًever تارِكاabandoning
لكنني ما كُنتُ يوماً تارِكا
My heart has grown weary among friends,
My heart has become weary with friends
yet never once have I abandoned them.
But I was never one to abandon
إنif مسّهُمtouched them حُزنٌsorrow بكَيْتُI wept لأجلهمfor their sake
إن مسّهُم حُزنٌ بكَيْتُ لأجلهم
أوor حلّتarrived البُشرىglad tidings أتيْتُI came مُبارِكاcongratulating
أو حلّت البُشرى أتيْتُ مُبارِكا
If sorrow touched them, I wept for their sake;
If sadness befell them, I wept for their sake
or if glad tidings arrived, I came to congratulate them.
Or if good news came, I arrived congratulating
يتبدّلونَthey change ولمand not أزلI cease رغمَdespite الأسىsorrow
يتبدّلونَ ولم أزل رغمَ الأسى
بعُرىto the bonds المودّةaffection بينناbetween us مُسْتمْسِكاclinging firmly
بعُرى المودّة بيننا مُسْتمْسِكا
They change, yet despite the sorrow I remain
They change, while despite the pain, I
clinging to the bonds of affection between us.
Cling to the bond of affection between us
أخشىI fear عليّfor myself منfrom الأذىharm لكننيbut I
أخشى عليّ من الأذى لكنني
مازِلتُI still remain رغمdespite أذاهُمُtheir harm مُتماسِكاholding together
مازِلتُ رغم أذاهُمُ مُتماسِكا
I fear being hurt, yet I
I fear their harm upon me, yet I
still hold myself together despite the harm they do.
Remain, despite their hurts, composed
فيin كلevery يومٍday صرتُI have come to ألقىI encounter منهمُfrom them
في كل يومٍ صرتُ ألقى منهمُ
غدراًbetrayal، فتغرَقُso drown ذكرياتيmy memories فيin البُكاweeping
غدراً، فتغرَقُ ذكرياتي في البُكا
Each day I now face, at their hands,
Each day I face from them
betrayal, so my memories drown in weeping.
Betrayal, and my memories drown in tears
عاملتهُمI treated them بسجيّتيaccording to my nature فطَوَيْتُso I folded فيwithin
عاملتهُم بسجيّتي فطَوَيْتُ في
جنبيّmy two sides قلباًa heart صارَcame to be ينبضُbeating مُنهَكاexhausted
جنبيّ قلباً صارَ ينبضُ مُنهَكا
I treated them true to my nature, so I folded within
I treated them with my nature, and folded within
my breast a heart that now beats, exhausted.
My side a heart that began to beat wearily
ذنبيmy fault بأنّيin that I am مُسرِفٌexcessive فيin طيبتيmy kindness
ذنبي بأنّي مُسرِفٌ في طيبتي
والطيّبونَand the kindhearted علىat الدوامِall times كذلكَlike that
والطيّبونَ على الدوامِ كذلكَ
My fault is that I am too lavish with my kindness,
My fault is that I exceed in my kindness
and the kindhearted are always this way.
And the kind ones are always so
حسبيenough for me صفاءُclarity سريرتيmy inner self ونقاؤهاand its purity
حسبي صفاءُ سريرتي ونقاؤها
وإليكَand to You ياربّO Lord السماءِof heaven المُشتكىthe complaint
وإليكَ ياربّ السماءِ المُشتكى
The clarity and purity of my inner self are enough for me;
Enough for me is the purity of my conscience and its clarity
and to You, O Lord of heaven, I bring my complaint.
And to You, Lord of the Heavens, I complain
Sol 6.1