أَتَبغيdo you seek بِاعتِمادِكَthrough your resolve ذُخرَa store أَجرٍof reward
أَتَبغي بِاعتِمادِكَ ذُخرَ أَجرٍ
وَأَنتَwhile you لِسُوءِfor the evil of فِعلِكَyour conduct بيtoward me أَثيمُguilty
وَأَنتَ لِسُوءِ فِعلِكَ بي أَثيمُ
Do you seek, by setting forth, a store of reward,
Do you seek, through your resolve, a reward laid up in store,
while, for your ill treatment of me, you are a sinner?
While you are guilty of your ill treatment of me?
تَسيرُyou depart وَفيand in فُؤاديmy heart نارُa fire وَجدٍof longing
تَسيرُ وَفي فُؤادي نارُ وَجدٍ
دُموعيmy tears عِندَهاbeside it أَبَداًforever سُجومُstreaming
دُموعي عِندَها أَبَداً سُجومُ
You journey on, while in my heart is a fire of longing,
You depart, while in my heart burns a fire of longing;
and because of it my tears pour without end.
My tears are forever streaming beside it.
فَلِلأَفكارِso, for thoughts فيin صَدريmy breast اِعتِلاجٌturmoil
فَلِلأَفكارِ في صَدري اِعتِلاجٌ
وَلِلأَشجانِand for sorrows فيin قَلبيmy heart هُجومُan onrush
وَلِلأَشجانِ في قَلبي هُجومُ
For thoughts churn and struggle within my breast,
So thoughts clash within my breast,
and sorrows storm my heart.
And sorrows surge within my heart.
أَودّعُI bid farewell فيكَin you صَفوَthe untroubled joy of العَيشِlife حَتّىuntil
أَودّعُ فيكَ صَفوَ العَيشِ حَتّى
تَعودَyou return فَيَرجِعُand then returns الأنسُcompanionship المُقيمُabiding
تَعودَ فَيَرجِعُ الأنسُ المُقيمُ
With you, I bid farewell to life’s untroubled joy, until
In you I bid farewell to life's untroubled joy, until
you return—and abiding companionship returns.
You return, and abiding companionship returns.