الستُam I not منof القومthe people الأُلىwhom تعهدينهمyou know them
الستُ من القوم الأُلى تعهدينهم
إذاwhen اعوزواthey become needy ذلواthey are humbled وانand if عشقواthey fall in love هانواthey are debased
إذا اعوزوا ذلوا وان عشقوا هانوا
Am I not one of the people you know,
You are the dearest of people, you who I entrust
who are humbled in want and debased if they love?
When in need they are weak, and when they love they are humiliated
يهونis bearable عليَّfor me العمرُlife أطويهI pass it جائعاًhungry
يهون عليَّ العمرُ أطويه جائعاً
وحوليand around me أهلٌfamily جائعونhungry وغلانُand thirsty
وحولي أهلٌ جائعون وغلانُ
It is easy for me to spend my life hungry,
Life seems short as I live it hungry
with hungry and thirsty family around me.
While my family around me is hungry and thirsty
ولاand not اتلقىI accept الزادfood انif لمnot يكنthere is لهfor it
ولا اتلقى الزاد ان لم يكن له
بكفيin my hand منfrom ماليmy money المحصلِearned اثمانpayments
بكفي من مالي المحصلِ اثمان
Nor will I accept food unless I have for it
I cannot find provisions unless
payment in my hand, from the money I have earned.
With my own hands I earn the price
وأهونand easier منthan ذاthat انthat تصديyou turn away وتصرميand you sever ties
وأهون من ذا ان تصدي وتصرمي
وتجتاحنيand sweep through me بينbetween الجوانحِthe ribs نيرانُfires
وتجتاحني بين الجوانحِ نيرانُ
And easier than that is your turning away and cutting me off,
It is easier than having you turn away
and fires sweeping through me between my ribs.
And fires burn within my chest
ولاand not اتعدىI go against شيمةًa disposition تُنكرُrejects الهوىlove
ولا اتعدى شيمةً تُنكرُ الهوى
متىwhenever استعبدenslaves الإنسانَthe human being فيin الحبlove إنسانُa human being
متى استعبد الإنسانَ في الحب إنسانُ
Nor will I betray my nature, which rejects love
I cannot exceed the propriety that rejects passion
whenever one person enslaves another in love.
When one human enslaves another in love
فإنيfor I منam of قومa people قُساةٍstern إذاwhen قساis stern
فإني من قوم قُساةٍ إذا قسا
العشيرُthe companion وانand if لانis gentle العشيرthe companion لهمwith them لانواthey are gentle
العشيرُ وان لان العشير لهم لانوا
For I belong to a people stern when stern is
For I am from a people that are harsh when harsh
their companion; if their companion is gentle with them, they are gentle.
And tender when the clan is tender to them
كلاناboth of us تُرابٌdust ياO ثرياThurayya فخففيso lessen
كلانا تُرابٌ يا ثريا فخففي
العتوarrogance فماfor there is no فيin الحبِّlove عبدٌa slave وسلطانُand a sovereign
العتو فما في الحبِّ عبدٌ وسلطانُ
We are both dust, Thurayya, so temper
We are both but dust, so lighten up
your arrogance, for in love there is neither slave nor sovereign.
On arrogance, for in love there is no slave or sultan
هبيsuppose أنكthat you are الروحُthe spirit السماويُّheavenly محتداًby origin
هبي أنك الروحُ السماويُّ محتداً
لكfor you الخلدُParadise مهدٌa cradle والملائكُand the angels اخوانُbrothers
لك الخلدُ مهدٌ والملائكُ اخوانُ
Suppose you are the heavenly spirit by origin,
Grant me that you are the heavenly soul embodied
Paradise your cradle, and the angels your brothers;
Yours is eternity, a cradle, and the angels are brothers
فياthen O ملكاًangel ياO ابنson الملائكthe angels نظرةًa glance
فيا ملكاً يا ابن الملائك نظرةً
إليَّtoward me بلاwithout شزرٍa hostile sidelong look فماfor ... not اناI شيطانُa devil
إليَّ بلا شزرٍ فما انا شيطانُ
then, O angel, O son of angels, cast a glance
So king, son of angels, cast a glance
toward me, not askance, for I am no devil.
At me without disdain, for I am no devil
Sol 6.1