ياO قاتلslayer of البthe mind (text unclear) ولاand no واقيprotector
يا قاتل الب ولا واقي
لاdo not ترضconsent باللَهby God بانفاقيto my destruction (being used up)
لا ترض باللَه بانفاقي
O slayer of [the mind]—and no protector!
O killer of hearts, thou hast no mercy,
Do not, by God, consent to my destruction.
Be not pleased, I pray thee, with my ruin.
عيناكyour two eyes قدindeed قادتled إليto me الردىdeath
عيناك قد قادت إلي الردى
فالقلبso the heart محتاجٌin need إلىof راقa healer using incantations
فالقلب محتاجٌ إلى راق
Your two eyes have brought death to me;
Thine eyes have led me to perdition;
So the heart needs one who heals with incantations.
So my heart yearneth for a healer.
لولاكwere it not for you والرحمنby the Merciful ماnot كنتI would have been منone who
لولاك والرحمن ما كنت من
يحسبis counted فيin جملةthe ranks of عشاقlovers
يحسب في جملة عشاق
Were it not for you, by the Merciful, I would not have been one who
But for thee and God the Merciful,
is counted among lovers.
I had not been reckoned among lovers.
قدindeed لذغتstung صدغاكyour two temple-locks قلبيmy heart فهلso, will...?
قد لذغت صدغاك قلبي فهل
تنعمyou graciously bestow للذعfor the sting بدرياقwith an antidote
تنعم للذع بدرياق
Your two temple-locks have stung my heart; will you
Thy cheeks have bitten my heart; canst thou
kindly bestow an antidote for the sting?
Feel pleasure in the bite of a gnat?