أيهاO you العاتبُthe reproacher ماwhat ذاdemonstrative stem forming 'that' with ك
أيها العاتبُ ما ذا
كsuffix completing ذاك: 'that' وماand not اعِرفُI know ذنبيmy fault
ك وما اعِرفُ ذنبي
O reproacher, what is
O reproacher, what is it
that, when I do not know my fault?
that I know or recognize my sin
أتظُنُّdo you think الدمعَtears دَيْناًa debt
أتظُنُّ الدمعَ دَيْناً
تتقاضاهyou exact it بعَتبيby reproaching me
تتقاضاه بعَتبي
Do you think tears are a debt
Do you think tears are a debt
you exact by reproaching me?
that you demand with my blame
إنif تكنyou are أنكرتyou denied حِفظيmy fidelity
إن تكن أنكرت حِفظي
لكto you وأرتبتَand you doubted بحُبيّabout my love
لك وأرتبتَ بحُبيّ
If you have denied my fidelity
If you have denied my devotion
to you and doubted my love,
to you and doubted my love
فبعينِthen under the eye of اللهGod ياO ظاfirst part of ظالم: 'oppressor'
فبعينِ الله يا ظا
لمُcompletion of ظالم: 'oppressor' عينايmy two eyes وقلبيand my heart
لمُ عيناي وقلبي
then under God's eye, O
Then by Allah's eyes, O unjust
oppressor, are my eyes and my heart.
one, my eyes and my heart
Sol 6.1