احفَظguard فُؤاديmy heart فَأنتَfor you تَملكُهyou possess it
احفَظ فُؤادي فَأنتَ تَملكُه
واستُرand veil ضَميريmy innermost self فأنتَfor you تهتِكُهُyou lay it bare
واستُر ضَميري فأنتَ تهتِكُهُ
Guard my heart, for you possess it.
And veil my innermost self, for you lay it bare.
هَجرُكَyour desertion سَهلٌeasy عليكَfor you أصعبُهits hardest part
هَجرُكَ سَهلٌ عليكَ أصعبُه
وهوand it شَديدٌharsh عَليَّon me مَسلكُهُits path
وهو شَديدٌ عَليَّ مَسلكُهُ
The hardest part of your desertion is easy for you,
yet its path is harsh for me.
بسَيفِwith the sword of عَينَيكَyour two eyes ياO مُقاتِلُfighter كَمhow many
بسَيفِ عَينَيكَ يا مُقاتِلُ كَم
قَتلتَyou killed قَبليbefore me منthose whom كنتyou used to تَملكُهُyou possess him
قَتلتَ قَبلي من كنت تَملكُهُ
With the sword of your eyes, O fighter, how many
of those you once possessed have you slain before me?
أمَّاas for عَزائيmy consolation فلَستُthen I do not آملُهI hope for it
أمَّا عَزائي فلَستُ آملُه
فيكَin you وصَبريand my patience ماwhat لَستُI do not أدرِكُهُI attain it
فيكَ وصَبري ما لَستُ أدرِكُهُ
As for my consolation, I do not hope for it
in you; and my patience is something I cannot attain.
Translation model: Sol 6.1