إذاif كنتI am منfrom أسرcaptivity الهوىpassionate love غيرnot منفكfreed
إذا كنت من أسر الهوى غير منفك
فدعthen let جسديmy body يذنيunclear as written; perhaps 'waste away' ودعand let مقتليmy slayer يبكيweep
فدع جسدي يذني ودع مقتلي يبكي
If I am not freed from love’s captivity,
If you are of the captives of love unshackled,
Then let my body [waste away?], and let my slayer weep.
Then let my body sin and let my killing weep.
ألاah! قاتلmay He curse اللهGod الرقيبthe watcher وموقفاand a stopping-place
ألا قاتل الله الرقيب وموقفا
بكيناwe wept بهthere والبينwhile separation يغترis beguiled بالضحكby laughter
بكينا به والبين يغتر بالضحك
Ah, may God curse the watcher and a stopping-place
Oh, may God destroy the watcher and the stander,
Where we wept while separation was beguiled by laughter.
We wept for it while separation is deceived by laughter.
وغربand may He banish غربانthe crows of النوىseparation حينwhen بشرتthey heralded
وغرب غربان النوى حين بشرت
نعيباًcawing منof البينparting المفرقthat sunders بالوشكswiftly
نعيباً من البين المفرق بالوشك
And may He banish the crows of separation when they heralded,
And the crows of resolve migrated when you gave tidings
With cawing, the parting that swiftly sunders.
Blaming the imminent separation.
فياso, oh ويحalas للعشاقfor the lovers أمستhas become دماؤهمtheir blood
فيا ويح للعشاق أمست دماؤهم
تطلis shed unavenged غراماًfor passionate love وهيand it is هينةeasy السفكto spill
تطل غراماً وهي هينة السفك
So, alas for the lovers! Their blood has come to be
So oh woe to the lovers whose blood
Shed unavenged for love, and easy to spill.
Flows passionately and is spilled easily.