حـرتُI was bewildered فيabout أمـريmy situation لماذاwhy
حـرتُ في أمـري لماذا
لاأرىI do not see فيin الـودaffection قرباcloseness
لاأرى في الـود قربا
I am bewildered by my plight—why
I am bewildered by my state; why
do I find no closeness in affection?
do I see no closeness in this affection?
كلماwhenever ازددتI drew nearer شـبـراa handspan
كلما ازددت شـبـرا
منكto you حتماًsurely زدتُI increased عُتْباin reproach
منك حتماً زدتُ عُتْبا
Whenever I drew a handspan closer
Whenever I advance by a single span,
to you, I surely grew more reproachful.
I inevitably incur more reproach from you.
حيـنwhen نلنـاwe gained منكfrom you حظاًa share
حيـن نلنـا منك حظاً
هَبّتarose الأحـزانُthe sorrows هَبّـاin gusts
هَبّت الأحـزانُ هَبّـا
When we gained a share from you,
Whenever we attained a share of your grace,
sorrows came gusting in.
sorrows blew in like a fierce gale.
فمـتىand whenever اشتقتُI yearned شرقـاeastward
فمـتى اشتقتُ شرقـا
دونwithout سُؤْلٍa request سِرْتَyou went غرباwestward
دون سُؤْلٍ سِرْتَ غربا
And whenever I yearned eastward,
So whenever my longing points eastward,
without being asked, you went westward.
without a word, you journey to the west.
ياحبيـبيO my beloved لاdo not تمـتـنـيkill me
ياحبيـبي لا تمـتـنـي
خَلِّleave فيin الأنفاسthe breaths حبـاlove
خَلِّ في الأنفاس حبـا
O my beloved, do not kill me;
O my beloved, do not leave me to die;
leave love in every breath.
keep a trace of love within these breaths,
وامْـحُand erase عنيfrom me ذُلَّthe humiliation ضيْـمٍof oppression
وامْـحُ عني ذُلَّ ضيْـمٍ
إنَّindeed حـبيmy love صـارhas become كرباanguish
إنَّ حـبي صـار كربا
And wipe from me the humiliation of oppression;
and erase from me the humiliation of injustice,
indeed, my love has become anguish.
for my love has turned into sheer anguish.
عُدْreturn معيwith me فالعَـوْدُfor return حـَقٌّis certain
عُدْ معي فالعَـوْدُ حـَقٌّ
واقـعٌreal ماكـانwas not رَيْبـاin doubt
واقـعٌ ماكـان رَيْبـا
Return with me, for return is certain—
Return with me, for returning is only right,
a reality that was never in doubt.
an undeniable reality devoid of doubt.
أنصفـونيgrant me justice ياشـهوديO my witnesses
أنصفـوني ياشـهودي
منagainst حبيبٍa beloved شَـنَّwaged حرباwar
من حبيبٍ شَـنَّ حربا
Grant me justice, O my witnesses,
Do me justice, O my witnesses,
against a beloved who waged war.
against a beloved who has waged a war.
قدindeed رمـىhe pelted قلبـيmy heart بجمـرٍwith embers
قد رمـى قلبـي بجمـرٍ
فاكتوىso it was scorched غـيظاwith rage ولَبَّـىand answered
فاكتوى غـيظا ولَبَّـى
He has pelted my heart with embers,
He has hurled glowing embers at my heart;
so it burned with rage and answered.
it seared with anguish, yet still answered the call.
لاdo not تلمـنـيblame me فيfor هـواناour love
لا تلمـنـي في هـوانا
قدindeed غُلِـبْناwe were overcome فيهin it غلبـاutterly
قد غُلِـبْنا فيه غلبـا
Do not blame me for our love;
Do not blame me for our passion,
we have been utterly overcome in it.
for we have been utterly defeated by it.
كالhe meted out ليto me سـوطa lash عـذابٍof torment
كال لي سـوط عـذابٍ
صَبَّhe poured فـوقيover me منهof it صَبّاin torrents
صَبَّ فـوقي منه صَبّا
He dealt me a lash of torment;
He meted out for me a whip of torment,
he poured some of it over me in torrents.
pouring it down upon me relentlessly.
Sol 6.1