نعم ليس لي الا الخداعُ وسيلةً

نعم ليس لي الا الخداعُ وسيلةً

لادراك ما يرجو فؤادي من الحبِّ

لادراك ما يرجو فؤادي من الحبِّ

Yes, deceit is my only means

Yes, I have nothing but deception as a means

to attain what my heart hopes for from love.

To attain what my heart desires of love

رباطُ زواجي لا يفلُّ عزيمتي

رباطُ زواجي لا يفلُّ عزيمتي

واغضاب زوجي لا يبالي به قلبي

واغضاب زوجي لا يبالي به قلبي

The bond of my marriage does not blunt my resolve,

The bond of my marriage does not weaken my resolve

and my heart cares nothing for angering my husband.

And angering my husband does not concern my heart

أجيرلد لا ترجو وفائي فانما

أجيرلد لا ترجو وفائي فانما

تزوجت بي غصباً ولاحب بالغصبِ

تزوجت بي غصباً ولاحب بالغصبِ

O Gerald, do not expect my fidelity, for it was only

Oh Jerald, do not expect my loyalty for I

by force that you married me, and love cannot be forced.

Was married to you by force, not love through force

تبعتكَ ارضاء لاطماعِ والدٍ

تبعتكَ ارضاء لاطماعِ والدٍ

يرى طاعةَ الدينارِ لا طاعة الرب

يرى طاعةَ الدينارِ لا طاعة الرب

I followed you to satisfy the greed of a father

I followed you to please greed of a father

who believes in obedience to the dinar, not obedience to the Lord.

Who sees obedience to money, not obedience of the Lord

وحاولتُ من بعدِ الزواج تحبباً

وحاولتُ من بعدِ الزواج تحبباً

إليك فلم أظفر بذا المطلب الصعب

إليك فلم أظفر بذا المطلب الصعب

And after marriage I tried to draw close in affection

And I tried after marriage to make you love me

to you, but could not attain that difficult goal.

But did not succeed in this difficult pursuit

وأيقنتُ انا ما خُلِقنا لأُلفةٍ

وأيقنتُ انا ما خُلِقنا لأُلفةٍ

فان عشقت نفسي سواكَ فما ذنبي

فان عشقت نفسي سواكَ فما ذنبي

And I knew for certain we were not made for mutual affection;

And I realized that we were not created for affection

so if my soul has fallen in love with someone other than you, how am I to blame?

So if I loved myself besides you, how am I to blame?

هو العشقُ قد أضنى فؤادي ومهجتي

هو العشقُ قد أضنى فؤادي ومهجتي

وصيَّرني مسلوبة العقل واللبِ

وصيَّرني مسلوبة العقل واللبِ

It is love that has exhausted my heart and my lifeblood

It is love that has made my heart and passions famished

and made me bereft of reason and intellect.

And made me devoid of reason and sense

غرامٌ على رُغمي استطال على يدي

غرامٌ على رُغمي استطال على يدي

وجار على ضعفي فسلَّمتهُ قلبي

وجار على ضعفي فسلَّمتهُ قلبي

A passion, against my will, gained the upper hand over me

An obsession against my will that got hold of me

and tyrannized over my weakness, so I surrendered my heart to it.

And took advantage of my weakness so I surrendered my heart

وقلتُ لهُ يا حبُّ عذِّب كما تشا

وقلتُ لهُ يا حبُّ عذِّب كما تشا

فؤادي ولا ترحم شجوني ولا كربي

فؤادي ولا ترحم شجوني ولا كربي

And I said to it: 'O Love, torment as you wish

And I said to it, oh love, torture as you wish

my heart, and have no mercy on my sorrows or my anguish.'

My heart and do not have mercy on my anguish and worries