حَدِّثينيtell me وَأَنتِand you غَيرُnot كَذوبٍa liar
حَدِّثيني وَأَنتِ غَيرُ كَذوبٍ
أَتُحِبّينَنيdo you love me? جُعِلتُmay I be made فِداكِyour ransom
أَتُحِبّينَني جُعِلتُ فِداكِ
Tell me, you who are no liar:
Speak to me, you who are no liar
Do you love me? May I be your ransom.
Do you love me, I sacrifice myself for you?
وَاِصدُقينيand tell me truly فَإِنَّfor indeed قَلبيmy heart رَهينٌcaptive
وَاِصدُقيني فَإِنَّ قَلبي رَهينٌ
ماnot يُطيقُit can bear الكَلامَtalk فيمَنabout anyone سِواكِother than you
ما يُطيقُ الكَلامَ فيمَن سِواكِ
And tell me truly, for my heart is captive;
And tell me the truth, for my heart is hostage
it cannot bear talk of anyone but you.
It cannot bear talk of anyone but you
كُلَّماwhenever لاحَappeared أَوor تَغَوَّرَsank from sight نَجمٌa star
كُلَّما لاحَ أَو تَغَوَّرَ نَجمٌ
صَدَعَcleaved القَلبَthe heart ذِكرُكُمremembrance of you (plural) فَبَكاكِso it wept for you
صَدَعَ القَلبَ ذِكرُكُم فَبَكاكِ
Whenever a star appears or sinks from sight,
Whenever a star shined or hid
remembrance of you cleaves my heart, and it weeps for you.
The mention of you broke my heart, so it wept
قَدindeed تَمَنَّيتِyou wished فيin العِتابِreproach فِراقيparting from me
قَد تَمَنَّيتِ في العِتابِ فِراقي
فَلَقَدso indeed نِلتِyou attained ياO ثُرَيّاThurayya مُناكِyour wish
فَلَقَد نِلتِ يا ثُرَيّا مُناكِ
In your reproaches, you wished to part from me;
You wished in reproach for my separation
so indeed, Thurayya, you have had your wish.
So you got what you wanted, O Thritya
لاdo not تُطيعيobey الوشاةَthe slanderers فيماin what أَرادواthey intended
لا تُطيعي الوشاةَ فيما أَرادوا
ياO ثُرَيّاThurayya وَلاnor الَّذيthe one who يَنهاكِforbids you
يا ثُرَيّا وَلا الَّذي يَنهاكِ
Do not obey the slanderers in what they intended,
Do not obey the slanderers in what they wanted
O Thurayya, nor the one who forbids you.
O Thritya, nor the one who prevents you
كَمmany a فَتىًyoung man ماجِدَnoble الخَلائِقِcharacter traits عَفٍّchaste
كَم فَتىً ماجِدَ الخَلائِقِ عَفٍّ
يَتَمَنّىhe longs فيin مَجلِسٍa gathering أَنthat يَراكِhe may see you
يَتَمَنّى في مَجلِسٍ أَن يَراكِ
Many a young man, noble in character and chaste,
How many glorious men
longs to see you at a gathering.
Wish in a gathering that they could see you
حالَstood in the way مِنfrom دونِbefore ذاكَthat ماwhat قَدَّرَdecreed اللَGod (first fragment)
حالَ مِن دونِ ذاكَ ما قَدَّرَ اللَ
هُfinal fragment of “God” بِحَقٍّin truth فَماso not يُطيقُhe can manage لِقاكِmeeting you
هُ بِحَقٍّ فَما يُطيقُ لِقاكِ
What God decreed stood in the way of that,
Nothing can come between what God has ordained
in truth, so he cannot meet you.
He has the right, so I cannot meet with you
Sol 6.1