أَفاطِمَO Fatimah مَهلاًgently بَعضَsome of لَوميblaming me فَإِنّماfor only
أَفاطِمَ مَهلاً بَعضَ لَومي فَإِنّما
أُمَتِّعُI indulge نَفساًa soul قَدalready أُحِمَّhas been decreed انطِلاقياmy departure
أُمَتِّعُ نَفساً قَد أُحِمَّ انطِلاقيا
O Fatimah, lessen your blame of me, for I only
indulge my soul, now that my departure has been decreed.
تَقولُshe says حَمَلتَyou took on الدينَthe debt عَيناًin cash وَعامِداًand deliberately
تَقولُ حَمَلتَ الدينَ عَيناً وَعامِداً
تَعَجَّلتُI took in advance ماليmy wealth وَادَّكَرتُand I remembered خِلافياwhat comes after me
تَعَجَّلتُ مالي وَادَّكَرتُ خِلافيا
She says, "You took on debt in cash, and deliberately."
I hastened to enjoy my wealth, remembering what would come after me.
فَإِنso if كُنتِyou were إِبقاءًpreservation أَرَدتِyou intended فَأَقصِريthen desist
فَإِن كُنتِ إِبقاءً أَرَدتِ فَأَقصِري
عَلَيكِupon you العَناthe toil تَبقينَyou preserve ماwhatever كانَwas باقياremaining
عَلَيكِ العَنا تَبقينَ ما كانَ باقيا
So if you intended to save, then desist;
the toil is yours; you preserve whatever remains.
أَفاطِمَO Fatimah ماwhat تُغنينَyou can do to help فيماin what يَنوبُنيbefalls me
أَفاطِمَ ما تُغنينَ فيما يَنوبُني
إِذاwhen صَعَّدَتit rises حَتّىuntil تَمَسَّit touches التَراقِياthe collarbones
إِذا صَعَّدَت حَتّى تَمَسَّ التَراقِيا
O Fatimah, what help can you offer against what befalls me,
when my soul rises until it touches the collarbones?
وَقَدand already أَرسَلواthey sent فُرّاطَهُمtheir forerunners فَتَأَثَّلواso they prepared
وَقَد أَرسَلوا فُرّاطَهُم فَتَأَثَّلوا
قَليباًa well نَزوعاًshallow لاnot تَبُلُّit wets العَراقِياthe bucket's crossbars
قَليباً نَزوعاً لا تَبُلُّ العَراقِيا
And they have already sent their forerunners and prepared
a shallow well that wets no bucket's crossbars.
وَأَمسىand became الأُلىthose who كانواthey used to يُحِبُّونَlove صُحبَتيmy company
وَأَمسى الأُلى كانوا يُحِبُّونَ صُحبَتي
أَحَبّواthey loved وَلَمalthough not أُذنبI did wrong إِلَيهِمagainst them فِراقياparting from me
أَحَبّوا وَلَم أُذنب إِلَيهِم فِراقيا
And those who once loved my company now
love parting from me, though I have done them no wrong.