إِذاif كُنتَyou are مَشغولاًbusy وَذاand this يَومُa day جُمعَةٍFriday
إِذا كُنتَ مَشغولاً وَذا يَومُ جُمعَةٍ
فَفيthen on أَيَّماwhat يَومٍday تَكونُyou will be بِلاwithout شُغلِwork
فَفي أَيَّما يَومٍ تَكونُ بِلا شُغلِ
If you are busy, and this is Friday,
If you are busy, even on a Friday
Then on what day will you be free of work?
On what day will you be free of occupation?
فَعِدنِيَso promise me يَوماًa day نَجتَمِعwe meet فيهِon it ساعَةًan hour
فَعِدنِيَ يَوماً نَجتَمِع فيهِ ساعَةً
لِأُملِيَso I may dictate مِنof شَوقيmy longing إِلَيكَfor you الَّذيwhat أُمليI dictate
لِأُملِيَ مِن شَوقي إِلَيكَ الَّذي أُملي
So promise me a day when we can meet for an hour,
Set a day for us to meet an hour
So I may recite what I recite of my longing for you.
So I may pour out the longing I have for you
سَأَهواكَI will love you فيin الحالَينِboth states سُخطِكَyour displeasure وَالرِضاand contentment
سَأَهواكَ في الحالَينِ سُخطِكَ وَالرِضا
وَأَرضاكَand I am content with you فيin الحُكمَينِboth judgments جورِكَyour injustice وَالعَدلِand justice
وَأَرضاكَ في الحُكمَينِ جورِكَ وَالعَدلِ
I will love you in both states—your displeasure and contentment,
I will love you in anger or contentment
And be content with you in both judgments—your injustice and justice.
And please you in justice or tyranny
وَكُنand be عالِماًaware أَنّيthat I وَلاand there is no بُدَّescape قائِلٌgoing to speak
وَكُن عالِماً أَنّي وَلا بُدَّ قائِلٌ
وَقَدand already قُلتُI have spoken فَاِجعَلنيso make me فَدَيتُكَmay I be your ransom فيin حِلِّfreedom from blame
وَقَد قُلتُ فَاِجعَلني فَدَيتُكَ في حِلِّ
And know that I am bound to speak,
Know that I must speak
And I have already spoken; so pardon me—may I be your ransom.
And I have spoken, so ransom me, set me free
فَلاso may ... never زِلتَyou cease مَشغولاًbusy بِكُلِّwith every مَسَرَّةٍjoy
فَلا زِلتَ مَشغولاً بِكُلِّ مَسَرَّةٍ
وَأَنتَand you بِمَنwith the one whom تَهواهُyou love him مُجتَمِعُunited الشَملِtogetherness
وَأَنتَ بِمَن تَهواهُ مُجتَمِعُ الشَملِ
So may you never cease to be occupied with every joy,
Yet you remain busy with every delight
And may you be united with the one you love.
While with your beloved, reunited