ياO مَنyou who تَرَدّىclothed yourself بِحُلَّةِin the robe of الشَمسِthe sun
يا مَن تَرَدّى بِحُلَّةِ الشَمسِ
وَمَنand you who رَمانيshot me بِأَسهُمٍwith arrows خَمسِfive
وَمَن رَماني بِأَسهُمٍ خَمسِ
O you who clothed yourself in the sun's robe,
O you who is clothed in the garb of the sun
And you who shot me with five arrows:
And who has wounded me with five arrows
بِالطَرفِwith the gaze وَالثَغرِand the mouth وَالسَوالِفِand the sides of the neck وَالنَحand the upper chest (word continues)
بِالطَرفِ وَالثَغرِ وَالسَوالِفِ وَالنَح
رِcompletion of 'upper chest' وَشَيءٍand something يَطيبُis delightful فيin اللَمسِtouch
رِ وَشَيءٍ يَطيبُ في اللَمسِ
With the gaze, the mouth, the sides of the neck, and the upper
With the glance, the smile, the conversation and the coquetry
Chest, and something delightful to the touch.
And something that feels good to the touch
هاbehold أَناI ذاthis one بِالذُنوبِto the sins مُعتَرِفٌconfessing
ها أَنا ذا بِالذُنوبِ مُعتَرِفٌ
فَهَبso forgive لِذُلّيfor my abasement جِنايَتَيthe two offenses of أَمسِyesterday
فَهَب لِذُلّي جِنايَتَي أَمسِ
Here I am, confessing my sins;
So forgive me my yesterday's crime
So, for my abasement, forgive yesterday's two offenses.
And shed tears for the one whose eyelids rain
وَجُدand be generous لِمُستَمطِرِto one calling for rain from الجُفونِthe eyelids دَماًblood
وَجُد لِمُستَمطِرِ الجُفونِ دَماً
شَغَلتَهُyou distracted him عَنfrom صَلاتِهِhis prayers الخَمسِthe five
شَغَلتَهُ عَن صَلاتِهِ الخَمسِ
And be generous to one who calls on his eyelids to rain blood,
As his five daily prayers have distracted him
Whom you have distracted from his five prayers.
I asked to describe your attributes, but none
سَأَلتُI asked عَنabout وَصفِكَyour description الصِفاتِthe attributes فَماbut did not
سَأَلتُ عَن وَصفِكَ الصِفاتِ فَما
نَطَقنَthey spoke إِلّاexcept بِأَلسُنٍwith tongues خُرسِmute
نَطَقنَ إِلّا بِأَلسُنٍ خُرسِ
I asked the attributes how to describe you, but they
Spoke except with silent tongues
Spoke only with mute tongues.
Partial English translation: 9 of 10 Arabic lines translated.