ياO مانعيyou who deny me لذةpleasure الهجوعsleep
يا مانعي لذة الهجوع
ومانحيand you who grant me ذلةhumiliation الخضوعsubmission
ومانحي ذلة الخضوع
O you who withhold from me the pleasure of slumber,
O you who deny me the pleasure of sleep,
and grant me the humiliation of submission,
and grant me the humiliation of submission,
عاقبتنيyou punished me لافتضاحfor the exposure of سريmy secret
عاقبتني لافتضاح سري
والذنبand the blame فيin ذاكthat للدموعbelongs to the tears
والذنب في ذاك للدموع
you punished me for my secret’s exposure,
you punished me for my secret's exposure,
and the blame for that belongs to the tears.
yet the blame for that lies with the tears.
