راحَتيmy solace فيin البُكاءِweeping حَتّىuntil أَراكاI see you
راحَتي في البُكاءِ حَتّى أَراكا
إِنَّindeed ليfor me مِنكَfrom you شاغِلاًa preoccupation عَنaway from سِواكاanyone other than you
إِنَّ لي مِنكَ شاغِلاً عَن سِواكا
My solace is in weeping until I see you.
My solace is in weeping until I see you
Indeed, you occupy me to the exclusion of all others.
For you distract me from all except you
تَعِسَwoe to الهَجرُestrangement وَالَّذيand the one whose شَأنُهُhis practice الهَجestrangement (word continued)
تَعِسَ الهَجرُ وَالَّذي شَأنُهُ الهَج
رُcompletion of 'estrangement' مِنَamong الناسِthe people كُلِّهِمall of them حاشاكاexcept you
رُ مِنَ الناسِ كُلِّهِم حاشاكا
Woe to estrangement and to anyone whose way is estrangement,
Wretched is separation, for its nature is separation
among all people, except you.
From all people except you
أَرشِدَنّيguide me إِلىto رِضاكَyour favor فَإِنّيfor indeed I
أَرشِدَنّي إِلى رِضاكَ فَإِنّي
لَستُI am not أَدريI know ماwhat حيلَتيmy means فيin رِضاكاyour favor
لَستُ أَدري ما حيلَتي في رِضاكا
Guide me to your favor, for I
Guide me to your approval, for I
do not know how to win your favor.
Do not know what I can do to gain your approval
وَإِذاand when قيلَit is asked مَنwhom تُحِبُّyou love تَخَطّاpasses over (word continued)
وَإِذا قيلَ مَن تُحِبُّ تَخَطّا
كَyou (object suffix) لِسانيmy tongue وَأَنتَand you فيin القَلبِthe heart ذاكاthat one
كَ لِساني وَأَنتَ في القَلبِ ذاكا
And when asked, 'Whom do you love?' you are passed over
And if it is said "Whom do you love?"
by my tongue, though in my heart you are the one.
My tongue falters, though you are in my heart