كُنتُI was أَحسَبُهُI thought him يَكرَهُنيhe hated me
كُنتُ أَحسَبُهُ يَكرَهُني
أَوor حَتَّىeven
أَو حَتَّى
I used to think he hated me
or even
لاnot يُباليhe cares بيabout me
لا يُبالي بي
لِهذاfor this reason
لِهذا
did not care about me
That is why
غَدَرَنيbetrayed me حُبُّهhis love .
غَدَرَني حُبُّه .
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his love betrayed me.
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لأَنَّهُbecause he عِندماwhen دَعانيhe called me
لأَنَّهُ عِندما دَعاني
تَظاهَرتُI pretended بأَنِّيthat I لاnot أُصغيI listen إلَيهto him
تَظاهَرتُ بأَنِّي لا أُصغي إلَيه
Because when he called me
I pretended I was not listening to him
قُلتُI said فيin نَفسيmyself
قُلتُ في نَفسي
( لَدَيَّI have وَقتtime
( لَدَيَّ وَقت
I said to myself
(I have time
غَداًtomorrow أَسمَعُهI will hear him
غَداً أَسمَعُه
وَand
وَ
Tomorrow I will listen to him
and
أَستَجيبI respond )
أَستَجيب )
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respond)
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مَكانَat the site of المِسمارthe nail
مَكانَ المِسمار
وَسطَin the middle of راحَتيmy palm
وَسطَ راحَتي
At the site of the nail
in the middle of my palm
بصَقَhe spat ثُمَّthen
بصَقَ ثُمَّ
لَعَقَhe licked جُرحيmy wound
لَعَقَ جُرحي
he spat, then
licked my wound
بلِسانِهwith his tongue .
بلِسانِه .
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with his tongue.
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( إذاif جَرحتَنيyou wound me
( إذا جَرحتَني
أَنتَyou ماwhat يَقطُرُdrips مِنfrom دَميmy blood )
أَنتَ ما يَقطُرُ مِن دَمي )
(If you wound me
you are what drips from my blood)
نَقَبَhe pierced إصبَعَهhis finger بِدَبُّوسwith a pin
نَقَبَ إصبَعَه بِدَبُّوس
وكَتبَand he wrote ليfor me هَذاthis
وكَتبَ لي هَذا
He pierced his finger with a pin
and wrote this for me
بِدَمِهwith his blood .
بِدَمِه .
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in his blood.
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فيin المَطبَخthe kitchen
في المَطبَخ
واقِفاًstanding أَمامَin front of المَغسَلةِthe sink تَجِدُنيyou find me
واقِفاً أَمامَ المَغسَلةِ تَجِدُني
In the kitchen
you find me standing in front of the sink
أَغسِلُI wash
أَغسِلُ
بَعدَafter كُلِّevery عَشاءٍdinner
بَعدَ كُلِّ عَشاءٍ
washing
after every dinner
الأَطباقَthe plates والكُؤوسand the glasses
الأَطباقَ والكُؤوس
مُبقياًleaving عَلَيهاon them
مُبقياً عَلَيها
the plates and glasses
leaving on them
قَليلاًa little مِنَof الرَّغوةِthe foam
قَليلاً مِنَ الرَّغوةِ
كَيso that يَتأَكدَit becomes certain لَهُto him
كَي يَتأَكدَ لَهُ
a little foam
so he can be sure
أَنَّيthat I غَسَلتُهاI washed them
أَنَّي غَسَلتُها
باللِّيفَةِwith the loofah والصَّابونand soap .
باللِّيفَةِ والصَّابون .
that I have washed them
with the loofah and soap.
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أُحِسُّهُI sense him مِنfrom
أُحِسُّهُ مِن
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I sense him through
مَلمَسِthe feel of
مَلمَسِ
المَاءthe water .
المَاء .
the feel of
the water.
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تُفَضِّلينَyou prefer أَنthat تَجلِسَsit المِروَحَةُthe fan
تُفَضِّلينَ أَن تَجلِسَ المِروَحَةُ
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You prefer the fan to sit
عَلىon الكُرسِيِّthe chair
عَلى الكُرسِيِّ
بِجَوارِكbeside you
بِجَوارِك
on the chair
beside you
بَدَلاًinstead عَنِّيof me .
بَدَلاً عَنِّي .
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instead of me.
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ياoh لِحُبِّكِfor your love
يا لِحُبِّكِ
الرَّاكِدِstagnant
الرَّاكِدِ
Ah, your love,
stagnant
فيin الصَّحنthe dish .
في الصَّحن .
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in the dish.
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يَترُكُنيhe leaves me
يَترُكُني
إلىuntil أَنthat نَلتَقيwe meet يَوماًone day
إلى أَن نَلتَقي يَوماً
He leaves me
until we meet one day
أَناI علىon رَأسِthe summit of
أَنا على رَأسِ
جَبَلٍa mountain
جَبَلٍ
I, on the summit of
a mountain
أَجرَدbare
أَجرَد
وهُوَand he
وهُوَ
bare,
and he
عَلىon ظَهرِthe back of
عَلى ظَهرِ
غَيمَةٍa cloud
غَيمَةٍ
on the back of
a cloud
سَوداءblack ..
سَوداء ..
black...
Sol 6.1