لكَfor you أنto أُطيعَكI obey you راضياًcontent أوor سَاخطَاresentful
لكَ أن أُطيعَك راضياً أو سَاخطَا
وأَصُونَand I guard سِرَّكَyour secret راجياًhopeful أوor قَانِطَاdespairing
وأَصُونَ سِرَّكَ راجياً أو قَانِطَا
Yours is my obedience, whether I am content or resentful,
Whether I obey you willingly or reluctantly,
and I guard your secret, whether hopeful or despairing.
And keep your secret hoping or despairing,
وإذاand when تَسقَّطَنِيtry to elicit from me الوُشَاةُthe tale-bearers حَديثَكُمnews of you
وإذا تَسقَّطَنِي الوُشَاةُ حَديثَكُم
أَلْفَواthey find بِسرِّكُمُwith your secret ضنيناًjealously protective سَاخِطَاindignant
أَلْفَوا بِسرِّكُمُ ضنيناً سَاخِطَا
And when the tale-bearers try to draw news of you from me,
And if the slanderers spread your talk around me,
they find me jealously guarding your secret, indignant.
I meet their slander with your secret, resentful.
يلقَىmeet اللوائمُthe reproachers فيكconcerning you سمعاًan ear صَادِفاًturning away
يلقَى اللوائمُ فيك سمعاً صَادِفاً
عنهمfrom them وجَأشاًand a heart للملامَةِagainst blame رابطَاsteadfast
عنهم وجَأشاً للملامَةِ رابطَا
Those who reproach me over you meet an ear turned away
Reproaches find with you an ear that's receptive,
from them, and a heart steadfast against blame.
And me, averse to blame, steadfast, protective.
ويُثِيرُand stirs ذكراكُمremembrance of you زفيراًa sigh صَاعِداًrising
ويُثِيرُ ذكراكُم زفيراً صَاعِداً
مُستَنبِطاًdrawing forth بلظَاهُwith its blaze دمعاًtears سَاقطَاfalling
مُستَنبِطاً بلظَاهُ دمعاً سَاقطَا
And remembrance of you stirs a rising sigh,
The mention of you stirs a rising, bitter sigh
drawing forth with its blaze falling tears.
As tears well up, cascade and multiply.
ياO هاجراًone who forsakes وافَىcame to الكرَىslumber بخيالِهِwith his phantom
يا هاجراً وافَى الكرَى بخيالِهِ
مُستدرِكاًmaking amends بالوصلِthrough reunion هجراًestrangement فَارطَاpast
مُستدرِكاً بالوصلِ هجراً فَارطَا
O you who forsake me, whose phantom came to my slumber,
O you whose apparition fulfilled the dreamer,
making amends through reunion for a past estrangement.
Regretting the loss, hoping for reunion.
لوif أَيقنَknew for certain الواشُونَthe tale-bearers حَظّيَmy share منكُمُfrom you
لو أَيقنَ الواشُونَ حَظّيَ منكُمُ
وصبَابتيand my ardent longing بكُمُfor you لَسرّواthey would gladden الغَابِطَاthe envier
وصبَابتي بكُمُ لَسرّوا الغَابِطَا
If the tale-bearers knew for certain my share of you
If the critics but knew of my fortune through you,
and my longing for you, they would gladden the one who envies me.
And my devotion, they would envy the ecstatic.
Sol 6.1