أَناI فيin الحَقيقَةِthe truth أَنتُمُyou
أَنا في الحَقيقَةِ أَنتُمُ
هَذاthis اِعتِقاديmy belief فيكُمُconcerning you
هَذا اِعتِقادي فيكُمُ
I am, in truth, you.
This is my belief concerning you.
فَالحُبُّso the love مِنّيfrom me فِيَّin me وَالand the…
فَالحُبُّ مِنّي فِيَّ وَال
إِعراضُturning away مِنكُمfrom you عَنكُمُaway from you
إِعراضُ مِنكُم عَنكُمُ
For love is from me, within me, and
turning away is from you, away from you.
وَلَقَدand indeed كَتَمتُI concealed هَواكُمُlove for you
وَلَقَد كَتَمتُ هَواكُمُ
لَوif كانَit were مِمّاof what يُكتَمُcan be concealed
لَو كانَ مِمّا يُكتَمُ
And I would indeed have concealed my love for you,
had it been something that could be concealed.
هَيهاتَfar from it لاno وَحَياتِكُمand by your lives
هَيهاتَ لا وَحَياتِكُم
حُبّيmy love أَجَلُّloftier وَأَعظَمُand greater
حُبّي أَجَلُّ وَأَعظَمُ
Far from it! No, by your lives:
my love is loftier and greater.
أَبكيكُمُI weep for you وَيُحَقُّand it is right ليfor me
أَبكيكُمُ وَيُحَقُّ لي
وَلَوَand even if اَنَّthat ماwhat أَبكيI weep دَمُblood
وَلَوَ اَنَّ ما أَبكي دَمُ
I weep for you, and rightly so,
even if the tears I shed were blood.
أَأَصونُshould I save دَمعيmy tears فيin الهَوىlove
أَأَصونُ دَمعي في الهَوى
لِأَعَزَّfor someone dearer عِنديto me مِنكُمُthan you
لِأَعَزَّ عِندي مِنكُمُ
Should I save my tears in love
for someone dearer to me than you?
أَنتُمyou أَعَزُّdearest الناسِthe people كُلall…
أَنتُم أَعَزُّ الناسِ كُل
لِهِمُ…of them (completing 'all of them') عَلَيَّto me وَأَكرَمُand most esteemed
لِهِمُ عَلَيَّ وَأَكرَمُ
You are the dearest of all people
to me, and the most esteemed.
ماwhat ليfor me وَفَيتُI kept faith وَخُنتُمُand you betrayed
ما لي وَفَيتُ وَخُنتُمُ
هَذاthis وَأَنتُمand you أَنتُمُyou
هَذا وَأَنتُم أَنتُمُ
How is it that I kept faith, yet you betrayed—
and this, though you are who you are?
لاno عَتبَreproach بَعدَكُمafter you عَلىupon الthe…
لا عَتبَ بَعدَكُم عَلى ال
قَومِpeople العِدىthe enemies وَهُمُand they هُمُthey
قَومِ العِدى وَهُمُ هُمُ
After you, there is no reproach for the
enemy folk, who are who they are.
حاشاكَfar be it from you ياO مَنone whom لاnot أُسَمI name…
حاشاكَ يا مَن لا أُسَم
ميهِ…him (completing 'I name him') تَجورُyou act unjustly وَتَظلِمُand you oppress
ميهِ تَجورُ وَتَظلِمُ
Far be it from you, O you whom I do not
name, to act unjustly and oppress.
مَنwho ليfor me سِواكَother than you إِذاwhen شَكَوcomplained… (verb stem)
مَن لي سِواكَ إِذا شَكَو
تُ…I (verb ending) لَهُto him يَرِقُّhe grows tender وَيَرحَمُand he shows mercy
تُ لَهُ يَرِقُّ وَيَرحَمُ
Who have I but you—one who, when I complain
to him, grows tender and shows mercy?
وَمَنِand who الَّذيthe one who ياقاتِليO my slayer
وَمَنِ الَّذي ياقاتِلي
يَبكيhe weeps عَلَيَّover me وَيَندَمُand he feels remorse
يَبكي عَلَيَّ وَيَندَمُ
And who is it, O my slayer,
who will weep over me and feel remorse?
قَدindeed مُتُّI have died مِنfrom شَوقيmy longing إِلَيto…
قَد مُتُّ مِن شَوقي إِلَي
كَ…you تَعيشُmay you live أَنتَyou وَتَسلَمُand may you be safe
كَ تَعيشُ أَنتَ وَتَسلَمُ
I have died of my longing for
you; may you live and be safe.