شكوتI complained of اليومtoday محبوباًa beloved
شكوت اليوم محبوباً
لعوباًplayful طبعهhis nature المنعwithholding
لعوباً طبعه المنع
Today I complained of a beloved,
Today I complained of a lover
Playful, whose nature is to withhold.
Whose nature is to play hard to get
ألاah ليتif only التيshe who صدعتshattered
ألا ليت التي صدعت
فؤاديmy heart نالهاbefell her الصدعshattering
فؤادي نالها الصدع
Ah, if only she who shattered
If only my broken heart
My heart were herself shattered.
Would break hers too
إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle أقبلتshe comes near حلفتshe swears
إذا ما أقبلت حلفت
وليسand there is no لحلفهاto her oath نفعbenefit
وليس لحلفها نفع
Whenever she comes near, she swears,
When she comes close, she swears fidelity
Yet her oaths are of no use.
But her oaths are not to be trusted
وإنand if هيshe أدبرتturns away ضحكتshe laughs
وإن هي أدبرت ضحكت
وولتand she turns her back كلماwhenever أدعوI call
وولت كلما أدعو
And if she turns away, she laughs
And when she turns away, she laughs
And turns her back whenever I call.
Leaving me forlorn each time I call
Sol 6.1