سَهمُكَyour arrow مَدلولٌguided عَلىto مَقتَليmy mortal weak spot
سَهمُكَ مَدلولٌ عَلى مَقتَلي
فَمَنso who تُرىI wonder دَلَّكَguided you ياO قاتِلُkiller
فَمَن تُرى دَلَّكَ يا قاتِلُ
Your arrow has been guided to my mortal weak spot;
Your arrow portends my death
So who, I wonder, guided you, O killer?
So who guided you, oh killer?
لَيسَthere is no لِقَلبيfor my heart ثائِرٌavenger يُتَّقىto be feared
لَيسَ لِقَلبي ثائِرٌ يُتَّقى
وَلَيسَand there is no فيin سَفكِshedding دَميmy blood طائِلُgain
وَلَيسَ في سَفكِ دَمي طائِلُ
My heart has no avenger to be feared,
My defiant heart fears no one
Nor is there any gain in shedding my blood.
And shedding my blood has no consequence
مَطَلتَنيyou put me off حينَwhen مَلَكتَyou possessed الحَشاthe inward parts (heart)
مَطَلتَني حينَ مَلَكتَ الحَشا
أَلاtake heed وَقَلبيand my heart لِيَis mine ياO ماطِلُone who delays
أَلا وَقَلبي لِيَ يا ماطِلُ
You put me off when you took possession of my heart;
You avoided me when you gained control
But mark this: my heart is mine, O you who delay!
No! My heart is mine, o procrastinator
قَدindeed رَضِيَhas been content المَقتولُthe slain one كُلَّall الرِضاcontentment
قَد رَضِيَ المَقتولُ كُلَّ الرِضا
ياO عَجَباwonder لِمwhy غَضِبَgrew angry القاتِلُthe killer
يا عَجَبا لِم غَضِبَ القاتِلُ
The slain one is indeed utterly content—
The murdered is most satisfied
How strange! Why has the killer grown angry?
How strange the killer should be angry