ياO مَنyou who جَفانيshunned me وَمَلاand grew weary
يا مَن جَفاني وَمَلا
رِفقاًgently بِعَبدكwith your slave مَهلاgo gently
رِفقاً بِعَبدك مَهلا
O you who have shunned me and grown weary,
Be gentle with your slave; go gently.
لَمdid not تَبقَleave عَيناكyour two eyes عُضواًa limb
لَم تَبقَ عَيناك عُضواً
ماnot أَودَعتlodged فيهِin it نَصلاa blade
ما أَودَعت فيهِ نَصلا
Your eyes have left no limb
in which they have not lodged a blade.
هاتيكَthat حَبةkernel قَلبيmy heart
هاتيكَ حَبة قَلبي
عَلىover اللَظىthe blaze تَتقلّاit roasts
عَلى اللَظى تَتقلّا
That is the kernel of my heart,
roasting over the blaze.
كَأَنَّهاas though it were مسكmusk خالa beauty spot
كَأَنَّها مسك خال
بِجَمرby the embers خَدكyour cheek يَصلاis scorched
بِجَمر خَدك يَصلا
As though it were a beauty spot's musk,
scorched by the embers of your cheek.
وَتِلكَand that نَفسيmy soul فاضَتhas overflowed
وَتِلكَ نَفسي فاضَت
أَسىsorrow وَلَمand did not أَتَسلىI find solace
أَسى وَلَم أَتَسلى
And there my soul has overflowed
with sorrow, and I have found no solace,
إِلّاexcept وَإِنَّكَand indeed you أَشهىmore desirable
إِلّا وَإِنَّكَ أَشهى
مِنthan الحَياةlife وَأَحلىand sweeter
مِن الحَياة وَأَحلى
except that you are indeed more desirable
than life, and sweeter.