أَأُحرَمُAm I to be denied منكَfrom you الرِّضاfavor
أَأُحرَمُ منكَ الرِّضا
وتَذْكُرُand you recall ماwhat قدalready مَضىhas passed
وتَذْكُرُ ما قد مَضى
Am I to be denied your favor,
while you recall what has passed,
وَتُعْرِضُand you turn away عنfrom هَائِمٍa lovesick man
وَتُعْرِضُ عن هَائِمٍ
أَبَىhe refused عنكَfrom you أنْto يُعرِضاturn away
أَبَى عنكَ أنْ يُعرِضا
and turn away from a lovesick man
who refused to turn away from you?
قَضىdecreed اللَّهُGod بالحبِّlove ليfor me
قَضى اللَّهُ بالحبِّ لي
فَصَبراًso, patience علىwith ماwhat قَضىHe decreed
فَصَبراً على ما قَضى
God has decreed love for me;
so I must be patient with what He decreed.
رَميتَyou shot فُؤادِيmy heart فَماand did not
رَميتَ فُؤادِي فَما
تَرَكتَyou left بِهِin it مَنْهَضاstrength to rise
تَرَكتَ بِهِ مَنْهَضا
You shot my heart, and did not
leave it any strength to rise.
فقَوسُكَfor your bow شِرْيانَةٌof shiryān wood
فقَوسُكَ شِرْيانَةٌ
وَنبْلُكَand your arrows جَمْرُembers الغَضاghaḍā wood
وَنبْلُكَ جَمْرُ الغَضا
For your bow is of shiryān wood,
and your arrows are embers of ghaḍā wood.