نصيبيmy lot منكfrom you يومon the day of البعدseparation بعدdistance
نصيبي منك يوم البعد بعد
ويومand on the day of القربnearness أعراضturning away وصدand rejection
ويوم القرب أعراض وصد
My lot from you on the day of separation is distance;
My share of you is remoteness after remoteness
and on the day of nearness, aversion and rejection.
And nearness is aversion and estrangement
ونحوكand toward you كلevery يومday ليI have رسولa messenger
ونحوك كل يوم لي رسول
لهfor him فيon كلevery يومday منكfrom you ردa rebuff
له في كل يوم منك رد
And every day I have a messenger bound for you;
And towards you every day I have a messenger
each day he meets with a rebuff from you.
Who brings me from you each day a rejection
وقلبيand my heart عنكwith you فيin الحالينboth states راضcontent
وقلبي عنك في الحالين راض
لعلميbecause I know أنthat ماليI have no منكfrom you بدescape
لعلمي أن مالي منك بد
Yet my heart is content with you in both states,
And my heart is content with you in both states
for I know I cannot do without you.
For my knowledge that I have no alternative to you
ولاnor ليdo I have مثلlike غيريothers حينwhen أخفاunclear; likely 'I am shunned'
ولا لي مثل غيري حين أخفا
فؤادa heart ينتهيturns away عمنfrom the one whom يودit loves
فؤاد ينتهي عمن يود
Nor, when shunned, have I, as others do,
And none like me when I conceal
a heart that turns away from the one it loves.
A heart that ends up loving whom it loves
علىupon رأسيmy head وعينيand my eye ظلمthe injustice of هندHind
على رأسي وعيني ظلم هند
رضيتI am content بكلماwith whatever فعلتهshe has done it هندHind
رضيت بكلما فعلته هند
I gladly bear Hind's injustice upon my head and eye.
On my head and eyes the darkness of India
I am content with whatever Hind has done.
I was content with all that you did O India
فقلso tell للعاذلينto the reproachers صهhush! فبينىfor between me
فقل للعاذلين صه فبينى
وبينand between سماعhearing ماwhat تملونyou dictate سدa barrier
وبين سماع ما تملون سد
So tell the reproachers, “Hush!” For between me
So say to those who blame me "Hush!" For between me
and hearing what you dictate stands a barrier.
And hearing what you dictate is a barrier
خذيdeal ياO هندHind بيwith me فيin الحبlove رفقاًgently
خذي يا هند بي في الحب رفقاً
فماfor ... not صبريmy patience بطولfor the length of جفاكyour coldness ندa match
فما صبري بطول جفاك ند
Be gentle with me in love, O Hind,
Take it easy on me in love O India
for my patience is no match for your prolonged coldness.
For my patience for your long estrangement has no continuity
ولاnor ليdo I have قوةstrength تنهيthat ends اشتياقيmy longing
ولا لي قوة تنهي اشتياقي
ولاnor قلبيmy heart علىin enduring الأهواءpassions جلدsteadfast
ولا قلبي على الأهواء جلد
Nor have I strength to end my longing,
Nor do I have the power to end my longing
nor is my heart strong enough to endure passions.
Nor is my heart strong against passions
عسىperhaps ياO هندHind تعطفكwill soften you اللياليthe nights
عسى يا هند تعطفك الليالي
ويصدقand will come true منamong وعودthe promises of الوصلunion وعدa promise
ويصدق من وعود الوصل وعد
Perhaps, O Hind, the nights will soften you,
May you be softened by the nights O India
and one of the promises of union will come true,
And a promise of union be fulfilled
ويرتعand will graze فيin رياضthe meadows of الحسنbeauty طرفيmy gaze
ويرتع في رياض الحسن طرفي
ويطفيand will be quenched منof غليلthe burning longing of القلبthe heart وقدa blaze
ويطفي من غليل القلب وقد
and my gaze will graze in beauty's meadows,
And may my eyes enjoy the meadows of beauty
and the blaze of the heart's longing will be quenched.
And the anguish of my heart be extinguished
إِلىuntil كمhow long هكذاlike this هجرdesertion وصدand rejection
إِلى كم هكذا هجر وصد
أماis there no للصدto rejection والهجرانand estrangement حدlimit
أما للصد والهجران حد
How long must this desertion and rejection last?
How long will this estrangement and rejection continue
Is there no limit to rejection and estrangement?
Is there no end to estrangement and separation?
إذاwhen ماever (emphatic) قلتI say قدindeed أشجاكhas grieved you نوحيmy lament
إذا ما قلت قد أشجاك نوحي
ولنتand you have softened قساhardened فؤادكyour heart فهوfor it is صلدrock-hard
ولنت قسا فؤادك فهو صلد
Whenever I say, “My lament has grieved you,
If I said "Your abandoning me has saddened me"
and you have softened,” your heart hardens, for it is rock-hard.
And your heart became harsh, it is unfeeling
وحفظand keeping العهدthe pledge منis part of كرمthe nobility of السجاياcharacter
وحفظ العهد من كرم السجايا
فماso what لكis with you لاnot يدومendures لديكwith you عهدa pledge
فما لك لا يدوم لديك عهد
And keeping a pledge is a mark of noble character;
And keeping a promise is of the nobility of natures
so why does no pledge endure with you?
So why does a commitment not last with you?
فوso, oh! أسفاwhat sorrow! علىfor زمنa time تقضاthat has passed
فو أسفا على زمن تقضا
وليلاتand nights تولتthat have passed لاnot تردbrought back
وليلات تولت لا ترد
Alas for a time gone by,
What a pity for a time that has passed
and nights that have passed, never to return.
And nights that will not return
لعلmay اللهGod يجمعbring together بينbetween هندHind
لعل الله يجمع بين هند
وبينيand between me فيin رضاهHis approval كماas أودI desire
وبيني في رضاه كما أود
May God bring Hind
May Allah bring together India and me
and me together with His approval, as I desire.
In His satisfaction as I wish