خفقانُpounding قلبيmy heart مُمرِضillness-causing
خفقانُ قلبي مُمرِض
فتأسُّفِيand so my sorrow ماnot ينقضيcomes to an end
فتأسُّفِي ما ينقضي
My heart's pounding makes me ill;
and so my sorrow never ends,
مِنbecause of ظالمٍa wrongdoer مُتَظلّمٍcomplaining of being wronged
مِن ظالمٍ مُتَظلّمٍ
متعرِّضapproaching ليtoward me مُعْرِضِturning away
متعرِّض لي مُعْرِضِ
because of a wrongdoer who complains of being wronged,
approaching me yet turning away,
متجنبٍkeeping aloof لاnot يُستطاcan be reached (continued)
متجنبٍ لا يُستطا
عcompletion of the preceding word ولاand not يجودhe gives generously إذاwhen رضىhe is pleased
ع ولا يجود إذا رضى
keeping aloof, beyond
reach, and ungenerous when pleased.
ويقولand he says عندat the time of شكايتيmy complaint
ويقول عند شكايتي
صبراًhave patience فإِنَّfor indeed كذاthus قضِيit was decreed
صبراً فإِنَّ كذا قضِي
And when I complain, he says,
“Be patient, for thus it was decreed.”
أناI واهبٌgiving بإرادتيof my own will
أنا واهبٌ بإرادتي
قلبيmy heart لغيرto one not معوِّضِgiving recompense
قلبي لغير معوِّضِ
I give, of my own will,
my heart to one who gives nothing in return.
Sol 6.1