ياO مَنyou who يَلومُblame عَلىfor هوَىpassionate love
يا مَن يَلومُ عَلى هوَى
مَنone whom حُبُّهُlove for him يَتَجَدَّدُis renewed
مَن حُبُّهُ يَتَجَدَّدُ
O you who blame me for loving
O you who blame for passion
one for whom love is ever renewed,
Whose love is ever renewed
أَنتَyou الخَلِيُّthe untroubled one مِنَfrom الَّذيthat which
أَنتَ الخَلِيُّ مِنَ الَّذي
يَلقىendures الشَقِيُّthe wretched one المُقصَدُthe mortally stricken one
يَلقى الشَقِيُّ المُقصَدُ
you are untouched by what
You are empty of that which
the wretched, mortally stricken one endures.
The wretched attains his goal
أَخَذاmay He exact vengeance الإِلَهُGod لِمُقلَتيfor my eye
أَخَذا الإِلَهُ لِمُقلَتي
مِنfrom كُلِّevery عَينٍeye تَرقُدُsleeps
مِن كُلِّ عَينٍ تَرقُدُ
May God exact vengeance for my eye
God has taken for my eyelids
from every eye that sleeps;
From every eye that sleeps
وَلِكُلِّand for every مُنهَلٍّone shedding tears دُموعٌtears
وَلِكُلِّ مُنهَلٍّ دُموعٌ
تَستَفيقُawaken وَتَجمُدُand congeal
تَستَفيقُ وَتَجمُدُ
and every weeper has tears
And for every spring there are tears
that awaken and congeal.
That awake and freeze