عَذِّبTorment بِنارِwith the fire of الحُبِّlove قَلبيmy heart الَّذيwhich
عَذِّب بِنارِ الحُبِّ قَلبي الَّذي
صَبَرتهI urged it to patience عنكaway from you فلَمbut it did not يَصبِرِendure
صَبَرته عنك فلَم يَصبِرِ
Torment with love’s fire my heart, which
I urged to bear your absence, yet it could not endure.
وَلاand may not تَذُقtaste طَعمَthe flavor of الكَرىslumber مُقلةan eye
وَلا تَذُق طَعمَ الكَرى مُقلة
نَمَّتtold tales بِأَسراريof my secrets وَلَمand I did not أَشعُرِrealize
نَمَّت بِأَسراري وَلَم أَشعُرِ
And may no eye taste the flavor of slumber
that betrayed my secrets while I was unaware.
أَظلُمُmore unjust منthan جورِكَyour injustice جورthe injustice of الَّذيone who
أَظلُمُ من جورِكَ جور الَّذي
رأىsaw عِذاريكَyour downy cheeks فَلَمyet did not يَعذُرexcuse
رأى عِذاريكَ فَلَم يَعذُر
More unjust than your injustice is the injustice of one who
saw your downy cheeks, yet would not excuse me.