شَفِّعينيaccept my plea ياO شُرُّShurr فيconcerning رَدِّreturning نَفسيmy soul
شَفِّعيني يا شُرُّ في رَدِّ نَفسي
فَلَقَدfor indeed طالَhas lasted long حَبسُimprisonment قَلبيmy heart لَدَيكِwith you
فَلَقَد طالَ حَبسُ قَلبي لَدَيكِ
Accept my plea, O Shurr, for the return of my soul,
Intercede for me, O evil one, in returning my soul
for my heart has long been held captive with you.
For my heart has long been imprisoned by you
وَأذَنيand permit فيto الرُقادِsleep ليfor me إِنَّindeed عَينيmy eye
وَأذَني في الرُقادِ لي إِنَّ عَيني
تَستَعيرُborrows الرُقادَsleep مِنfrom عَينَيكِyour two eyes
تَستَعيرُ الرُقادَ مِن عَينَيكِ
And allow me to sleep, for my eye
And permit me to sleep, for surely my eyes
borrows sleep from your eyes.
Borrow sleep from your eyes
أَوor هَبيgrant ليto me صَبراًpatience أَرُدُّI hold back بِهِwith it الدَمtears (continued next line)
أَو هَبي لي صَبراً أَرُدُّ بِهِ الدَم
عَcompletion of “tears” فَإِنّيfor indeed I أَخافُfear دَمعيmy tears عَلَيكِfor you
عَ فَإِنّي أَخافُ دَمعي عَلَيكِ
Or grant me patience with which to hold back my tears,
Or grant me patience, with which I can restrain my tears
for I fear for you because of my tears.
For I fear my tears upon you