المَوتُdeath مِنfrom غادِرٍa faithless one أُعَذَّبُI am tormented بِهby him
المَوتُ مِن غادِرٍ أُعَذَّبُ بِه
يَخدَعُنيit deceives me وَعدُهُhis promise وَمَنand who لِيَfor me بِهwith him
يَخدَعُني وَعدُهُ وَمَن لِيَ بِه
Death comes from a faithless one who torments me.
Death from one who abandons me, I am tortured by it
His promise deceives me—and who will secure him for me?
His promise deceives me, and who do I have with him
الهَجرُestrangement فيin فِعلِهِhis conduct وَلَحظَتِهِand his glance
الهَجرُ في فِعلِهِ وَلَحظَتِهِ
وَالوَصلُand union فيin قَولِهِhis speech وَفيand in كُتُبِهhis letters
وَالوَصلُ في قَولِهِ وَفي كُتُبِه
Estrangement is in his conduct and his glance,
Separation in his actions and his moments
And union in his words and in his letters.
And union in his words and in his books
مُنتَقِلٌmoving from one to another فيamong الأَنامِhumankind يُشرِكُhe includes as partners فيin الthe
مُنتَقِلٌ في الأَنامِ يُشرِكُ في ال
حُبِّlove أُلوفاًthousands وَلَستُand I do not أُشرِكُassociate partners بِهwith him
حُبِّ أُلوفاً وَلَستُ أُشرِكُ بِه
He roams among people, sharing his
Moving among people, sharing love with thousands
Love with thousands, while I love none besides him.
Yet I do not share him
ياO غافِلاًheedless one عَنof جَوايَmy burning anguish يُقلِقُنيhe torments me
يا غافِلاً عَن جَوايَ يُقلِقُني
حَسبُenough for مُحِبٍّa lover وَأَنتَwhile you تَلعَبُtoy بِهwith him
حَسبُ مُحِبٍّ وَأَنتَ تَلعَبُ بِه
O one heedless of my burning anguish, who torments me—
O oblivious to my pain, disturbing me
Enough for a lover—that you toy with him!
The fate of a lover, while you play with him