وَاصَلْتُI continued فيكَfor you هَوائيmy love
وَاصَلْتُ فيكَ هَوائي
لمَّاwhen قَطَعْتَyou cut off رَجائيmy hope
لمَّا قَطَعْتَ رَجائي
I persisted in my love for you
I persisted in my love for you
when you cut off my hope.
When you cut off my hope
ياO أَحْسَنَmost beautiful النَّاسِthe people وَجهَاًin face
يا أَحْسَنَ النَّاسِ وَجهَاً
كانwas الصُّدودُrejection جَزائيmy reward
كان الصُّدودُ جَزائي
O fairest-faced of all people,
O fairest of all in face
rejection was my reward.
Rejection was my reward
فَلَيْسَso there is not ليfor me منكَfrom you إِلاَّexcept
فَلَيْسَ لي منكَ إِلاَّ
شماتَةُgloating الأَعْداءِthe enemies
شماتَةُ الأَعْداءِ
So I have nothing from you but
So I have from you nothing left
the gloating of enemies.
Except the gloating of enemies