أَبكيI weep for الَّذينَthose who أَذاقونيmade me taste مَوَدَّتَهُمtheir affection
أَبكي الَّذينَ أَذاقوني مَوَدَّتَهُم
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen أَيقَظونيthey awakened me لِلهَوىto love رَقَدواthey slept
حَتّى إِذا أَيقَظوني لِلهَوى رَقَدوا
I weep for those who let me taste their affection,
until, once they had awakened me to love, they fell asleep.
وَاِستَنهَضونيand they urged me to rise فَلَمّاthen when قُمتُI rose مُنتَصِباًupright
وَاِستَنهَضوني فَلَمّا قُمتُ مُنتَصِباً
بِثِقلِunder the weight of ماwhat حَمَّلواthey imposed مِنof وُدِّهِمtheir love قَعَدواthey sat down
بِثِقلِ ما حَمَّلوا مِن وُدِّهِم قَعَدوا
And they urged me to rise; but when I stood upright
under the weight of the love they had made me bear, they sat down.
جارواthey were unjust عَلَّيَtoward me وَلَمand did not يوفواremain true بِعَهدِهِمُto their pledge
جاروا عَلَّيَ وَلَم يوفوا بِعَهدِهِمُ
قَدindeed كُنتُI was أَحسَبُهُمI thought them يوَفونَthey keep their word إِنif عَهِدواthey pledged
قَد كُنتُ أَحسَبُهُم يوَفونَ إِن عَهِدوا
They wronged me and did not keep their pledge;
I had thought they would keep their word if they pledged.
لَأَخرُجَنَّI shall surely depart مِنَfrom الدُنياthis world وَحُبُّكُمُwith my love for you
لَأَخرُجَنَّ مِنَ الدُنيا وَحُبُّكُمُ
بَينَbetween الجَوانِحِthe ribs لَمdid not يَشعُرbecome aware بِهِof it أَحَدُanyone
بَينَ الجَوانِحِ لَم يَشعُر بِهِ أَحَدُ
I shall surely leave this world with my love for you
between my ribs, unknown to anyone.
أَلفَيتُI found بَينيbetween me وَبَينَand between الهَمِّsorrow مَعرِفَةًan acquaintance
أَلفَيتُ بَيني وَبَينَ الهَمِّ مَعرِفَةً
لاnot تَنقَضيcome to an end أَبَداًever أَوunless يَنقَضيcomes to an end الأَبَدُeternity
لا تَنقَضي أَبَداً أَو يَنقَضي الأَبَدُ
I found a bond of acquaintance between myself and sorrow
that will never end unless eternity itself ends.
حَسبيenough for me بِأَنthat تَعلَمواyou know أَنthat قَدindeed أَحَبَّكُمُhas loved you
حَسبي بِأَن تَعلَموا أَن قَد أَحَبَّكُمُ
قَلبيmy heart وَأَنand that تَسمَعواyou hear صَوتَthe voice of الَّذيwhat أَجِدُI feel
قَلبي وَأَن تَسمَعوا صَوتَ الَّذي أَجِدُ
It is enough for me that you know you have been loved
by my heart, and that you hear the voice of what I feel.