أَميرَتيmy princess لاdo not تَغفِريforgive ذَنبيmy sin
أَميرَتي لا تَغفِري ذَنبي
فَإِنَّfor indeed ذَنبيmy sin شِدَّةُintensity الحُبِّlove
فَإِنَّ ذَنبي شِدَّةُ الحُبِّ
My princess, do not forgive my sin,
My princess, do not forgive my sin
For my sin is the intensity of love.
For my sin is the intensity of love
ياoh لَيتَنيwould that I كُنتُI were أَناI myself المُبتَلىthe afflicted one
يا لَيتَني كُنتُ أَنا المُبتَلى
مِنكِfrom you بِأَدنىwith the slightest ذَلِكَthat الذَنبِsin
مِنكِ بِأَدنى ذَلِكَ الذَنبِ
Oh, would that I myself were the one afflicted
I wish it were me who was afflicted
With even the slightest of that sin from you.
By you with the slightest of that sin
حَدَّثتُI spoke to قَلبيmy heart عَنكُمُabout you كاذِباًlying
حَدَّثتُ قَلبي عَنكُمُ كاذِباً
حَتّىuntil قَدِindeed اِستَحيَيتُI felt ashamed مِنbefore قَلبيmy heart
حَتّى قَدِ اِستَحيَيتُ مِن قَلبي
I spoke to my heart about you, lying,
I talked to my heart about you untruthfully
Until I grew ashamed before my own heart.
Until I was ashamed of my own heart
إِنif كانَwas يُرضيكُمpleases you عَذابيmy torment وَأَنand that
إِن كانَ يُرضيكُم عَذابي وَأَن
أَموتَI die بِالحَسرَةِof sorrow وَالكَربِand anguish
أَموتَ بِالحَسرَةِ وَالكَربِ
If it pleases you that I suffer, and that
If it satisfies you that I be tormented so
I die of sorrow and anguish,
That I die of sorrow and distress
فَالسَمعُthen listening وَالطاعَةُand obedience مِنّيfrom me لَكُمto you
فَالسَمعُ وَالطاعَةُ مِنّي لَكُم
حَسبيenough for me بِماwith what يُرضيكُمُpleases you حَسبيenough for me
حَسبي بِما يُرضيكُمُ حَسبي
Then I will listen and obey you;
Then obedience and compliance are mine to you
What pleases you is enough for me—enough.
It is enough for me what satisfies you, it is enough