قَلبيmy heart يَحِنُّyearns إِلَيهِfor him
قَلبي يَحِنُّ إِلَيهِ
نَعَمyes وَيَحنوand feels tenderness عَلَيهِtoward him
نَعَم وَيَحنو عَلَيهِ
My heart yearns for him,
yes, and is tender toward him.
وَماand never جَنىhe did wrong أَوor تَجَنّىhe falsely accused
وَما جَنى أَو تَجَنّى
إِلّاexcept that اِعتَذَرتُI apologized إِلَيهِto him
إِلّا اِعتَذَرتُ إِلَيهِ
And never has he wronged me or falsely accused me
without my apologizing to him.
فَكَيفَso how أَملِكُI master قَلبيmy heart
فَكَيفَ أَملِكُ قَلبي
وَالقَلبُand the heart رَهنٌheld in pledge لَدَيهِin his keeping
وَالقَلبُ رَهنٌ لَدَيهِ
How, then, can I master my heart,
when my heart is held in pledge by him?
وَكَيفَand how أَدعوهُI call him عَبديmy slave
وَكَيفَ أَدعوهُ عَبدي
وَعُهدَتيand my bond فيin يَدَيهِhis hands
وَعُهدَتي في يَدَيهِ
And how can I call him my slave,
when my bond is in his hands?
Translation model: Sol 6.1