بحرمةِby the sanctity of السكرdrunkenness وماand what كاناwas
بحرمةِ السكر وما كانا
عزمتَyou resolved أنto تقتلyou kill إنساناa human being
عزمتَ أن تقتل إنسانا
By the sanctity of drunkenness and all that was,
By the sanctity of intoxication and what it was,
You have resolved to kill a human being.
You were determined to kill a man,
أخافI fear أنthat تجرنيyou drag me صاحياًsober
أخاف أن تجرني صاحياً
بعدafter سروريmy delight بكin you سكراناdrunk
بعد سروري بك سكرانا
I fear you will drag me when I am sober,
I fear you will drag me sober
After my delight in you while drunk.
After my joy with you drunk,
انindeed بقلبيin my heart روعةًdread كلماwhenever
ان بقلبي روعةً كلما
أضمرsecretly harbors ليfor me قلبكyour heart هجراناabandonment
أضمر لي قلبك هجرانا
Indeed, there is dread in my heart whenever
If in my heart there is panic whenever
Your heart secretly intends to abandon me.
Your heart harbors estrangement from me,
ياoh ليتif only ظنيmy suspicion أبداًalways كاذبٌfalse
يا ليت ظني أبداً كاذبٌ
فإنهfor indeed it يصدقُproves true أحياناsometimes
فإنه يصدقُ أحيانا
Oh, would that my suspicion were always false,
I wish my assumption was always lying
For it sometimes proves true.
For sometimes it proves true.