ياO ميَّMayy كدتI nearly أضِلُّI go astray فيin
يا ميَّ كدت أضِلُّ في
كyou ضلالَthe straying of عبادworshippers of الوثنْthe idol
ك ضلالَ عباد الوثنْ
O Mayy, I nearly lost my way in
O Mayy, I nearly went astray in
you, as worshippers of idols go astray.
you, as worshippers of the idol go astray.
خافواthey feared القويَّthe mighty one فحكَّموso they made ruler
خافوا القويَّ فحكَّمو
هhim فيin النفوسthe souls وفيand in الوطنْthe homeland
ه في النفوس وفي الوطنْ
They feared the mighty one, so they set
They feared the mighty one, so made
him over souls and homeland.
him ruler over souls and over the homeland.
عرضتdisplayed جمالَكyour beauty مقلتاtwo eyes
عرضت جمالَك مقلتا
يmy علىto فؤاديmy heart فافتتنْso it became enthralled
ي على فؤادي فافتتنْ
Your beauty my two eyes displayed
Your beauty was shown by both eyes of
to my heart—and it fell under its spell.
mine to my heart, and it was enthralled.
أناI فيin اضطرابturmoil خيفةًout of fear
أنا في اضطراب خيفةً
طوراًat times وطوراًand at times فيin سكنْcalm
طوراً وطوراً في سكنْ
I am in fearful turmoil
I am in turmoil from fear
at times, and at times at peace.
at times, and at times at peace.
لوif شئتyou wished يسرتyou made attainable المنىthe wishes
لو شئت يسرت المنى
وأبنتand you revealed ليto me أهدىthe most rightly guided of السننْthe paths
وأبنت لي أهدى السننْ
If you wished, you would bring hopes within reach
If you wished, you could make wishes attainable
and show me the paths of truest guidance—
and show me the truest of paths,
إنif لمnot تكونيyou are فتنةa temptation
إن لم تكوني فتنة
ألهوI amuse myself بهاwith it حتىuntil أجنْI go mad
ألهو بها حتى أجنْ
were you not a beguiling passion
if you are not a temptation
I toy with until I lose my mind.
with which I amuse myself until I go mad.
