ياO ثَقيلاًburdensome one لِيَfor me مِنfrom رُؤseeing him (first fragment)
يا ثَقيلاً لِيَ مِن رُؤ
يَتِهِseeing him (final fragment) هَمٌّgrief طَويلُlong-lasting
يَتِهِ هَمٌّ طَويلُ
O burdensome one, the sight
O heavy is your love for me
of whom brings me lasting grief;
With worries long and ceaseless be
وَبَغيضاًand a hateful one هُوَhe فيin الحَلthe throat (first fragment)
وَبَغيضاً هُوَ في الحَل
قِthe throat (final fragment) شَجاًa thorn lodged in the throat لَيسَdoes not يَزولُgo away
قِ شَجاً لَيسَ يَزولُ
And hateful one, a thorn in the
In my heart is a piercing thorn
throat that never goes away.
That cannot help but cause me scorn
كُلُّevery فَضلٍvirtue فيamong الوَرىhumankind أَضits multiples (first fragment)
كُلُّ فَضلٍ في الوَرى أَض
عافُهُits multiples (final fragment) فيكَin you فُضولُexcess; meddlesomeness
عافُهُ فيكَ فُضولُ
Every virtue among mortals—its
All virtue in this world forlorn
multiples in you are mere excess.
Is found in you, of this I'm sworn
كَيفَhow ليfor me مِنكَfrom you خَلاصٌescape
كَيفَ لي مِنكَ خَلاصٌ
أَينَwhere ليfor me مِنكَfrom you سَبيلُa way
أَينَ لي مِنكَ سَبيلُ
How can I escape you?
How can I from your love break free?
Where can I find a way away from you?
Where can I find an escape, tell me?
حارَbecame perplexed أَمريmy situation فيكَabout you حَتّىso that
حارَ أَمري فيكَ حَتّى
لَستُI am not أَدريI know ماwhat أَقولُI say
لَستُ أَدري ما أَقولُ
I am so perplexed about you
My love for you has brought me woe
that I do not know what to say.
At a loss for words, I do not know
أَنتَyou وَاللَهِby God ثَقيلٌtiresome; burdensome
أَنتَ وَاللَهِ ثَقيلٌ
أَنتَyou وَاللَهِby God ثَقيلُtiresome; burdensome
أَنتَ وَاللَهِ ثَقيلُ
You are, by God, tiresome.
By God, a heavy weight you'll always be
You are, by God, tiresome.
By God, a heavy weight you'll always be