أطلتyou prolonged تدللاًcoyness واطلتand I prolonged صبراًpatience
أطلت تدللاً واطلت صبراً
كلاناboth of us باذلgiving ماwhat يستطيعcan
كلانا باذل ما يستطيع
You prolonged your coyness, and I prolonged my patience.
I pleaded and pleaded, and I waited patiently,
Both of us give what we can.
We both did all we could.
لقدindeed أودعتI entrusted قلبكyour heart ماwhat بقلبيin my heart
لقد أودعت قلبك ما بقلبي
فضاعand it was lost وكنتand I was أحسبthinking لاnot يضيعbe lost
فضاع وكنت أحسب لا يضيع
Indeed, I entrusted your heart with what is in mine.
I entrusted my heart to yours,
And it was lost, though I had thought it would not be lost.
It was lost though I thought it secure.
رددتyou rejected تضرعيmy pleading ورددتand you rejected دمعيmy tears
رددت تضرعي ورددت دمعي
فليسso there is no يجابis answered عندكby you ليfor me شفيعintercessor
فليس يجاب عندك لي شفيع
You rejected my pleading and rejected my tears.
I repeated my plea and repeated my tears,
So no intercessor of mine receives an answer from you.
Yet I have no intercessor with you.
فياso, oh ويلاهmy woe! منat قلبa heart عصيdefiant
فيا ويلاه من قلب عصي
يذوبmelts بحبهwith love for it قلبa heart مطيعobedient
يذوب بحبه قلب مطيع
Oh, my anguish at a defiant heart!
Oh what a disobedient heart,
For love of it, an obedient heart melts.
Which melts with love for an obedient heart.
وياand oh لهفيmy yearning علىfor أملa hope مباحpermissible
ويا لهفي على أمل مباح
يدافعdefends دونهbefore it بأسmight منيعunassailable
يدافع دونه بأس منيع
And oh, my yearning for a permissible hope!
Oh how I yearn for permitted hope,
An unassailable might stands guard before it.
It defends itself against formidable adversity.
وياand oh حزنيmy sorrow علىfor هذيthese الأغانيsongs
ويا حزني على هذي الأغاني
أرددهاI repeat them وليسand there is no لهاfor them سميعlistener
أرددها وليس لها سميع
And oh, my sorrow for these songs!
Oh my sorrow for these songs,
I repeat them, yet they have no listener.
I repeat them but there is no listener.
اسيدتيO my lady الرفيعةexalted إنindeed روحيmy soul
اسيدتي الرفيعة إن روحي
يقربهاbrings it near إليكto you هوىlove رفيعlofty
يقربها إليك هوى رفيع
O my exalted lady, truly my soul
My exalted lady, my soul
Is drawn near to you by a lofty love.
Is brought close to you by noble passion.
وأيامand the days الصفاءserenity وإنand though توانتthey linger
وأيام الصفاء وإن توانت
يطاردpursues ركبهاtheir caravan نأيseparation سريعswift
يطارد ركبها نأي سريع
And the days of serenity, though they linger—
And though days of clarity are delayed,
Swift separation pursues their caravan.
Its caravan is pursued by swift estrangement.
أذاif ذهبpasses الربيعspring ولمand have not أمتعI enjoy
أذا ذهب الربيع ولم أمتع
بنضرتهin its freshness فلاthen may not عادreturn الربيعspring
بنضرته فلا عاد الربيع
If spring passes and I have not enjoyed
If spring has gone and I did not delight
Its freshness, then may spring never return.
In its verdure, spring will not return.
Sol 6.1