قضيتyou put an end علىto حبيmy love قضيتyou put an end علىto وديmy affection
قضيت على حبي قضيت على ودي
وانتand you التيthe one who قدindeed كنتI used to أوريkindle بهاthrough her زنديmy firestick
وانت التي قد كنت أوري بها زندي
You put an end to my love, you put an end to my affection.
I have ended my love, I have ended my affection
And you were the one through whom I used to kindle my firestick.
You who were the one I envisioned as my companion in life
شككتyou doubted بإخلاصيin my devotion فعكرتso you clouded صفوناour serenity
شككت بإخلاصي فعكرت صفونا
كماjust as ارتبتyou doubted فيin حبa love ترعرعgrew فيin مهديmy cradle
كما ارتبت في حب ترعرع في مهدي
You doubted my devotion and clouded our serenity,
You doubted my loyalty, so you troubled our purity
Just as you doubted a love that grew in my cradle.
As you intended in a love that grew in my cradle
فآثرتso you chose أنto تقضيput an end علىto الحبlove والهوىand passion
فآثرت أن تقضي على الحب والهوى
بماthrough what جئتyou brought منof شكdoubt وماand what شئتyou wished منof بعدestrangement
بما جئت من شك وما شئت من بعد
So you chose to put an end to love and passion,
So you preferred to end the love and passion
Through the doubt you brought and the estrangement you desired.
With your doubts and whatever else you desired from distance
تريدينyou want منيfrom me أنthat أبوحI speak openly بحبناof our love
تريدين مني أن أبوح بحبنا
وأبديand I reveal الذيwhat قدindeed كنتI used to أخفيconceal ولاand not أبديreveal
وأبدي الذي قد كنت أخفي ولا أبدي
You want me to reveal our love,
You want me to confess our love
And disclose what I used to conceal and never reveal.
And express what I had kept hidden and not expressed
ولستand I am not بمنone who يرضىconsents لليلاهfor his Layla بالخناto indecency
ولست بمن يرضى لليلاه بالخنا
ولاnor بانخداعto being deceived بالسرابby the mirage منof الوعدthe promise
ولا بانخداع بالسراب من الوعد
And I am not one to accept disgrace for his Layla,
But I am not one who accepts nights of disgrace
Nor to be deceived by the mirage of a promise.
Or is fooled by mirages of promises
فليfor I have شيمةa noble nature تأبىforbids عليme خداعهاdeceiving her
فلي شيمة تأبى علي خداعها
إذاwhen ماemphasis استجاشrallies its forces القلبthe heart تبصرنيmake me see clearly جنديmy troops
إذا ما استجاش القلب تبصرني جندي
For I have a noble nature that forbids me to deceive her;
I have morals that prevent me from deceiving them
When the heart rallies its forces, my troops make me see clearly.
If passion stirs in my heart, you see me as a soldier
وليand I have منfrom غراميmy passion ماthat which يقدسholds sacred حبهاlove for her
ولي من غرامي ما يقدس حبها
وليand I have منfrom وفائيmy fidelity ماthat which يذكرنيreminds me عهديmy pledge
ولي من وفائي ما يذكرني عهدي
And in my passion is that which holds love for her sacred,
And I have a passion that sanctifies her love
And in my fidelity is that which reminds me of my pledge.
And I have a loyalty that reminds me of my covenant
إذاwhen ماemphasis احتوانيenfolds me الليلthe night أبديتI reveal لوعتيmy anguish
إذا ما احتواني الليل أبديت لوعتي
ويعلمهاand knows it نجمa star رقيبwatchful علىover سهديmy sleeplessness
ويعلمها نجم رقيب على سهدي
When the night enfolds me, I reveal my anguish,
When the night embraces me, I express my torment
And a star watching over my sleeplessness knows it.
A watchful star above my pillow knows it
أناجيهI confide in it والآلامand the pains تفريrend حشاشتيmy heart's core
أناجيه والآلام تفري حشاشتي
بماabout what يعترينيcomes over me منof غرامpassion ومنand of وجدlonging
بما يعتريني من غرام ومن وجد
I confide in it while pains rend my heart's core,
I confide in it while pains wander my innards
About the passion and longing that come over me.
With the passion and longing that afflict me
فلاso do not تظلمينيwrong me بالملامwith reproach فإننيfor indeed I
فلا تظلميني بالملام فإنني
كفيلcapable بحملof bearing العبءthe burden عبءthe burden of الهوىpassion وحديby myself
كفيل بحمل العبء عبء الهوى وحدي
So do not wrong me with reproach, for I
So do not wrong me with blame, for I
Am able to bear the burden—the burden of passion—alone.
Am capable of bearing the burden, the burden of love alone
وفارقتand I left مغناكyour dwelling الذيwhich تعهدينهyou know it
وفارقت مغناك الذي تعهدينه
وإنand though كانwas فيin مغناكyour dwelling ياO غادتيmy fair maiden سعديmy happiness
وإن كان في مغناك يا غادتي سعدي
And I left your dwelling, which you know so well,
And I have left your singer whom you entrusted
Though my happiness lay in your dwelling, O my fair maiden.
Even if there was happiness for me in your singer
وأخفيتand I hid فيin الأحشاءthe vitals نارthe fire of صبابتيmy ardent longing
وأخفيت في الأحشاء نار صبابتي
وإنand even if كانwere هذاthis مورديleading me into ظلمةthe darkness of اللحدthe grave
وإن كان هذا موردي ظلمة اللحد
And I hid the fire of my longing within my vitals,
And I have hidden in my innermost being the fire of my youth
Even if this should lead me into the darkness of the grave.
Even if this is my fate, the darkness of the grave
فماfor there is no بعدafter هذاthis الشكdoubt حبlove مؤملhoped for
فما بعد هذا الشك حب مؤمل
ولاnor بعدafter هذاthis الشكdoubt فيin الوصلreunion ماanything that يجديavails
ولا بعد هذا الشك في الوصل ما يجدي
For after this doubt, there is no love to hope for,
After these doubts, there is no hopeful love
Nor, after this doubt, is there any good in reunion.
After these doubts, there is nothing in union that avails