ماwhat ضَرَّهُwould harm him لَوif وَفيhe fulfilled بِماwith what وَعَداhe promised
ما ضَرَّهُ لَو وَفي بِما وَعَدا
أَلَيسَisn't وَجديmy passion بِهِfor him كَماjust as عَهِداhe knew
أَلَيسَ وَجدي بِهِ كَما عَهِدا
What harm would it do him if he kept what he promised?
It would not harm him if he kept his promise
Is not my passion for him as he knew it?
Is not my experience with him as I expected?
فيin كُلِّevery يَومٍday يَزيدُنيhe gives me more أَمَلاًhope
في كُلِّ يَومٍ يَزيدُني أَمَلاً
وَالجِسمُand the body يَبلىwastes away بِخُلفِهِthrough his breach of promise كَمَداwith grief
وَالجِسمُ يَبلى بِخُلفِهِ كَمَدا
Every day he gives me more hope,
Each day he gives me more hope
And the body wastes away in grief at his broken promises.
Yet my body decays despite it like a pillar
كَمhow many حاسِدٍan envious person ليof me يَراهُsees him طَوعَobedient to يَديmy hand
كَم حاسِدٍ لي يَراهُ طَوعَ يَدي
فَحَقَّقَso may He make true اللَهُGod ظَنَّthe belief مَنwhoever حَسَداenvied
فَحَقَّقَ اللَهُ ظَنَّ مَن حَسَدا
How many who envy me see him at my hand's command!
How many envious of me see him obedient to me
So may God make true the belief of whoever envies me.
So God fulfilled the assumption of the envious