تقسوyou are cruel عليَّto me بِلاwithout ذنبٍa sin أتيتُI committed بهwith it
تقسو عليَّ بِلا ذنبٍ أتيتُ به
ومَاand not تبرّمْتُI grumbled لكنْbut خاننيbetrayed me النَّغَمُthe melody
ومَا تبرّمْتُ لكنْ خانني النَّغَمُ
You are cruel to me, though I have committed no sin.
You wrong me without cause that I brought
And I did not grumble, but the melody betrayed me:
And I did not complain, but the rhythm betrayed me
أعادَهturned it into شَجناًsorrow بَاحَrevealed الأنينُthe moaning بهof it
أعادَه شَجناً بَاحَ الأنينُ به
فهلso, is ...? يلاَمُis blamed محبٌa lover حالهhis state عَدَمُnothingness؟!
فهل يلاَمُ محبٌ حاله عَدَمُ؟!
It turned it into sorrow that moaning laid bare.
It repeated it sadly, the sighing lamented it
So can a lover whose lot is nothingness be blamed?
Can a lover be blamed if he lacks?
حَسْبيenough for me منof الحبّlove أنِّيthat I بالوفاءwith fidelity لهto it
حَسْبي من الحبّ أنِّي بالوفاء له
أمشيI walk وأحملُand I carry جَرْحاًa wound ليسnot يلتئمُheals
أمشي وأحملُ جَرْحاً ليس يلتئمُ
It is enough for me in love that, faithful to it,
It suffices me of love that I am faithful to it
I walk and carry a wound that does not heal.
I walk bearing a wound that does not heal
وماand not شكوتI complained لأنيbecause I إنْif ظلمتُI was wronged فكمthen how many
وما شكوت لأني إنْ ظلمتُ فكم
قبليbefore me منof الناسthe people فيunder شرعthe law الهوىlove ظلمواwere wronged
قبلي من الناس في شرع الهوى ظلموا
And I have not complained, for if I am wronged, how many
And I have not complained because if I was wronged, how many
people before me were wronged under love's law!
Before me in the law of passion were wronged
أبْكِيI weep وأضْحَكُand I laugh والحالانand the two states واحدةٌone
أبْكِي وأضْحَكُ والحالان واحدةٌ
أطويI fold عَليْهاaround it فؤادًاa heart شفّهُwore it thin الألَـمُpain
أطوي عَليْها فؤادًا شفّهُ الألَـمُ
I weep and I laugh, and the two states are one;
I cry and laugh while the two states are one
I fold around it a heart worn thin by pain.
I fold over it a heart that pain softened
فإنْso if رأيتَyou see دمُوعِيmy tears وهيwhile they are ضَاحِكَةٌlaughing
فإنْ رأيتَ دمُوعِي وهي ضَاحِكَةٌ
فالدمْعُthen tears مِنfrom زَحْمَـةthe crush الآلامpains يَبْتَسِمُsmiles
فالدمْعُ مِن زَحْمَـة الآلام يَبْتَسِمُ
So if you see my tears laughing,
So if you see my tears while laughing
then tears smile from the crush of pains.
The tears from the intensity of sorrows smile
وفيand within الجَوانِحِthe ribs خَفّاقٌa throbbing heart مَتَىwhenever عَصَفَتْstormed
وفي الجَوانِحِ خَفّاقٌ مَتَى عَصَفَتْ
بِهover it الشُجُونsorrows تَلَوّىit writhed وهوwhile it is مُضْطَرِمُablaze
بِه الشُجُون تَلَوّى وهو مُضْطَرِمُ
And within my ribs is a throbbing heart; whenever it is storm-tossed
In my inner self a flutter whenever
by sorrows, it writhes, ablaze.
Sorrows gust over it twisting and burning
فاظـْلُمْso be unjust كَمَاas شِئتَyou wish لاnot أرْجُوكَI beg you مَرْحَمَةٌmercy
فاظـْلُمْ كَمَا شِئتَ لا أرْجُوكَ مَرْحَمَةٌ
إنـّاindeed we إلَىto اللهGod يَومَthe day الحَشْرِthe Gathering نَحْتَكِمُwe appeal for judgment
إنـّا إلَى الله يَومَ الحَشْرِ نَحْتَكِمُ
So wrong me as you wish; I do not beg you for mercy.
So wrong me as you wish, I do not hope for mercy from you
Indeed, to God we shall appeal for judgment on the Day of Gathering.
To God on the Day of Resurrection we resort
لئنif indeed قبضتyou withdraw يداًa hand عنيfrom me فكمthen how often بسطتspread
لئن قبضت يداً عني فكم بسطت
يدٌa hand منfrom اللهGod ظلاًshade فيئهits shade نعَمُblessings
يدٌ من الله ظلاً فيئه نعَمُ
Even if you withdraw a hand from me, how often has
If you withheld a hand from me, how many has God stretched out
a hand from God spread shade whose shelter is blessings!
Shading me, His favor is bountiful
بهاthrough them سأحياI shall live برغمdespite الحيفinjustice فيin كنفa haven
بها سأحيا برغم الحيف في كنف
منof المسرةjoy مهماhowever much آدنيweighed me down السقمsickness
من المسرة مهما آدني السقم
Through them I shall live, despite injustice, in a haven
With it despite injustice I will live protected
of joy, however much sickness weighs me down.
In the bosom of bliss though illness comes near
Sol 6.1