بِاللَهِby God ياO غَضبانُangry one أَلاwill you not رَضيتyou relented
بِاللَهِ يا غَضبانُ أَلا رَضيت
أَحافِظٌare you faithful لِلعَهدِto the pledge أَمor قَدalready نَسيتyou forgot
أَحافِظٌ لِلعَهدِ أَم قَد نَسيت
By God, O angry one, will you not relent?
By God, O angry one, will you not relent?
Will you honor the pledge, or have you forgotten?
Are you faithful to the pledge, or have you forgotten?
أَلَمdid you not تَكُنyou were مِنfrom قَبلُbefore عاهَدتَنيyou pledged to me
أَلَم تَكُن مِن قَبلُ عاهَدتَني
أَنَّكَthat you لاnot تَهجُرُنيforsake me ماas long as حَيِيتyou live
أَنَّكَ لا تَهجُرُني ما حَيِيت
Did you not once pledge to me
Did you not pledge to me before
that you would never forsake me as long as I lived?
that you would not forsake me as long as you live?
هَبنيَsuppose that I قَدalready مُتُّI died بِهَذاfrom this الهَوىlove
هَبنيَ قَد مُتُّ بِهَذا الهَوى
فَماthen what الَّذيthat which يُرضيكَpleases you مِنfrom أَنthat أَموتI die
فَما الَّذي يُرضيكَ مِن أَن أَموت
Suppose that I have died of this love—
Suppose I have died of this love—
then what is it about my dying that would satisfy you?
then what is it about my dying that pleases you?