قالَ أَذنَبتَ وَلا أَدري

قالَ أَذنَبتَ وَلا أَدري

وَرَوى الأَحزانَ في صَدري

وَرَوى الأَحزانَ في صَدري

He said, “You have sinned”—yet I do not know.

You have sinned, though I know not how

And he watered the sorrows in my breast.

And stirred sorrow deep in my breast

لا أُطيقُ الهَجرَ أَحمِلُهُ

لا أُطيقُ الهَجرَ أَحمِلُهُ

ضَعُفَت نَفسي عَنِ الهَجرِ

ضَعُفَت نَفسي عَنِ الهَجرِ

I cannot endure separation or bear it.

I cannot bear this estrangement, though I endure it

My soul has grown too weak for separation.

My soul is too weak for estrangement

وَتَجَنَّت بي لِتَغدُرَني

وَتَجَنَّت بي لِتَغدُرَني

أَنا أَهواها عَلى غَدرِ

أَنا أَهواها عَلى غَدرِ

And she falsely accused me to betray me.

You have plotted against me, though I was true

I love her despite her treachery.

Yet still I love you, despite your betrayal