أمولايO my lord لمdid not تبعدbe beyond reach عليكfor you مطالبيmy requests
أمولاي لم تبعد عليك مطالبي
ولمand did not تخشyou fear إنif فكرتyou thought فيabout فواتيlosing me
ولم تخش إن فكرت في فواتي
O my lord, my requests have not been beyond your reach.
My beloved, my requests have not troubled you,
Nor have you feared, if you thought of losing me.
Nor did you fear missing out on me.
أمولايO my lord لاno أينwhere المفرthe escape منfrom الهوىlove
أمولاي لا أين المفر من الهوى
فقلso tell ليto me لماwhy بادرتyou hastened بالنقماتwith punishments
فقل لي لما بادرت بالنقمات
O my lord, no—where is there escape from love?
My beloved, where can one flee from passion?
So tell me why you hastened to vengeance.
Tell me, why did you start with the blames?
أأنسيتhave you forgotten? عهديناour two vows بوادٍin a valley معظمٍhallowed
أأنسيت عهدينا بوادٍ معظمٍ
وليسand it is not بذيpossessed of زرعٍcrops سوىexcept الحسناتgood deeds
وليس بذي زرعٍ سوى الحسنات
Have you forgotten our two vows in a hallowed valley,
Did you forget our pact in an exalted valley,
Where no crops grow save good deeds?
With no crops but good deeds?
وأنتand you حرامforbidden حرمةthe sanctity of الحجpilgrimage والهوىand love
وأنت حرام حرمة الحج والهوى
علىto العينthe eye ألاexcept (contextual reading) هفوةa lapse اللحظاتthe glances
على العين ألا هفوة اللحظات
And you are forbidden, with the sanctity of pilgrimage and love,
And you are as sacred as the Pilgrimage and passion
To the eye, save for a lapse in its glances.
to the eye - slip of the glance!
أخنتكdid I betray you? كانwas العفوforgiveness أولىmore fitting بذيfor one possessed of الهوىlove
أخنتك كان العفو أولى بذي الهوى
أمor أبلغتwere you told زوراًa falsehood لمwhy شفيتyou gratified وشانيhe slandered me (syntax unclear)
أم أبلغت زوراً لم شفيت وشاني
Have I betrayed you? Forgiveness was more fitting for one in love.
You have wronged me; pardon was more fitting for the passionate one
Or were you told a falsehood? Why did you gratify the one who slandered me?
Or have you falsely accused me unjustly before healing and saving me?