ياO آلfamily نُوبَخْتَNubakht كفُّواrestrain منfrom غزالكُمyour gazelle
يا آل نُوبَخْتَ كفُّوا من غزالكُم
عنِّيfrom me فلمfor he did not يتَّرِكْspare قلباًa heart ولاnor جسداa body
عنِّي فلم يتَّرِكْ قلباً ولا جسدا
O family of Nubakht, restrain your gazelle
O people of Nubukht, stop your gazelles from me,
from me, for he has spared neither heart nor body.
For they have left neither heart nor body for me,
أناI الصديقthe friend الذيwho لاno شكdoubt فيهabout him فلِمْso why
أنا الصديق الذي لا شك فيه فلِمْ
أورثتمونيyou bequeathed to me علىdespite وُدِّيmy love لكمfor you كمداanguish
أورثتموني على وُدِّي لكم كمدا
I am the friend beyond doubt—so why
I am the true friend who is beyond doubt,
have you bequeathed me anguish despite my love for you?
So why have you bequeathed me, in your love for me, anguish?
ردُّواreturn عليَّto me فؤاديmy heart قدindeed أُصبتُI have suffered loss بهof it
ردُّوا عليَّ فؤادي قد أُصبتُ به
أوor حاكمونيlitigate with me وإلاand if not فابذلواthen grant القَوَدَاlife-for-life retribution
أو حاكموني وإلا فابذلوا القَوَدَا
Return my heart to me; I have suffered its loss.
Return my heart to me, for I have been struck by it,
Or meet me in court; otherwise, grant me life-for-life retribution.
Or pass judgement on me, or else face the consequences,
لئنif indeed تَصيَّدَنيhe hunted me ظبيٌa gazelle بمقلتهwith his eye
لئن تَصيَّدَني ظبيٌ بمقلته
لقدindeed تَصيدُhunt الظِّباthe gazelles منfrom قَبْلهbefore him الأسداthe lions
لقد تَصيدُ الظِّبا من قَبْله الأسدا
If indeed a gazelle has hunted me with his eye,
If a gazelle ensnares me with its eyelashes,
gazelles have indeed hunted lions before him.
The lions before it have already ensnared gazelles,
استودعI entrust اللهGod منthe one who لوif شاءhe wished أنصفنيhe treated me justly
استودع الله من لو شاء أنصفني
وردّand returned قلبيmy heart وأَولانيand bestowed on me بذاكby that يداa favor
وردّ قلبي وأَولاني بذاك يدا
I entrust to God the one who, had he wished, would have done me justice
I entrust to God whoever, if He willed, would do me justice,
and returned my heart, and thereby bestowed a favor on me.
And return my heart and extend to me a helping hand.