لِأَيِّfor what شَيءٍthing صَدَدتَyou turned away عَنّيfrom me
لِأَيِّ شَيءٍ صَدَدتَ عَنّي
ياO بائِناًdeparting بِالعَزاءِwith solace مِنّيfrom me
يا بائِناً بِالعَزاءِ مِنّي
For what reason have you turned away from me?
O you who have carried solace away from me!
هَلquestion marker كانَthere was مِنّيon my part فَعالُa deed سوءٍof evil
هَل كانَ مِنّي فَعالُ سوءٍ
يَحسُنِwould be fitting فيin مِثلِهِthe like of it التَجَنّيunjust reproach
يَحسُنِ في مِثلِهِ التَجَنّي
Have I committed an evil deed
for which such unjust reproach would be fitting?
إِنif كانَthere is ذَنبٌa fault فَعِدthen promise بِعَفوٍof forgiveness
إِن كانَ ذَنبٌ فَعِد بِعَفوٍ
مِنكَfrom you يُسَلّىis consoled نَجِيَّthe confidant of حُزنيmy sorrow
مِنكَ يُسَلّى نَجِيَّ حُزني
If there is a fault, then promise forgiveness
from you, so my sorrow's confidant may be consoled.
إِنَّindeed شَفيعيmy intercessor إِلَيكَwith you مِنّيon my behalf
إِنَّ شَفيعي إِلَيكَ مِنّي
دُموعُthe tears of عَينيmy eye وَحُسنُand the goodness of ظَنّيmy opinion
دُموعُ عَيني وَحُسنُ ظَنّي
Indeed, my intercessor with you, on my behalf,
is my eye's tears and my good opinion of you.
فَبِالَّذيso, by that which قادَنيled me ذَليلاًhumbled
فَبِالَّذي قادَني ذَليلاً
إِلَيكَto you إِلّاplease (in an appeal) عَفَوتَyou pardon عَنّيme
إِلَيكَ إِلّا عَفَوتَ عَنّي
So, by that which led me, humbled,
to you, please pardon me.