طالَlasted long تَكذيبيmy disbelief وَتُصديقيand my belief
طالَ تَكذيبي وَتُصديقي
لَمdid not أَجِدI find عَهداًfaithfulness لِمَخلوقِin any creature
لَم أَجِد عَهداً لِمَخلوقِ
Long have my disbelief and belief endured.
Long was my denial and belief,
I have found no faithfulness in any creature.
I found no pact with any creature.
إشنَّunclear; probably 'indeed' ناساًpeople فيin الهَوىlove حَدَّثواthey spoke
إشنَّ ناساً في الهَوى حَدَّثوا
أَحدَثواthey brought about نَقضَbreaking المَواثيقِthe covenants
أَحدَثوا نَقضَ المَواثيقِ
Indeed [probable reading], people who spoke of love
People have related in passion
brought about the breaking of covenants.
The violation of covenants.
لاnot تَرانيyou see me بِعدَهُمafter them أَبَداًever
لا تَراني بِعدَهُم أَبَداً
أَشتَكيI complain عِشقاًpassionate love لِمَشوقِto one who yearns
أَشتَكي عِشقاً لِمَشوقِ
After them, you will never see me
You shall never see me, after them,
complaining of passion to one who yearns.
Complain of love for the beloved.
Sol 6.1