جرحيmy wound لكمto you مستعذبfound sweet فيwithin الحشاthe innermost heart
جرحي لكم مستعذب في الحشا
وجرحكمand your wounding ضرcaused pain وأدمىand bloodied الخدودthe cheeks
وجرحكم ضر وأدمى الخدود
My wound is sweet to you within the heart.
My wound is sweetened in your desert home
And your wounding has caused pain and bloodied the cheeks.
While your wound hurts and bloodies my cheek
لوif كانthere were فيin قلبكyour heart ليfor me رحمةmercy
لو كان في قلبك لي رحمة
لهونتit would have lightened عندكin your eyes أمرthe matter of الصدودrejection
لهونت عندك أمر الصدود
Had there been mercy for me in your heart,
If your heart held mercy for me
It would have made rejection a lighter matter in your eyes.
You'd make rejection easier to bear