حتامuntil when تخلفyou break وعديthe promise to me
حتام تخلف وعدي
وكيفand how ضيعتyou neglected عهديthe pledge to me
وكيف ضيعت عهدي
How long will you break your promise to me?
And how have you neglected your pledge to me?
ياO اذكرmost mindful الناسpeople هجراestrangement
يا اذكر الناس هجرا
ماwhat كانhad انساكmade you forget وديmy love
ما كان انساك ودي
O you most mindful of estrangement among all people,
what had made you forget my love?
ياO قاتليmy slayer بجفاهthrough his coldness
يا قاتلي بجفاه
تفديكmay it ransom you روحيَmy soul تفديmay it ransom
تفديك روحيَ تفدي
O you who slay me with your coldness,
may my soul ransom you—may it ransom you.
دعنيlet me امتI die فيكfor you وجداfrom passionate longing
دعني امت فيك وجدا
تعيشyou live مولايmy master بعديafter me
تعيش مولاي بعدي
Let me die of longing for you;
you will live on after me, my master.
فمنwho, then تصدىundertook لظلميto wrong me
فمن تصدى لظلمي
حتىso far as to اباحكallowed you صديshunning me
حتى اباحك صدي
Who, then, undertook to wrong me,
going so far as to let you shun me?
علامwhy قربكnearness to you ابغيI seek
علام قربك ابغي
وانتwhile you تطلبyou seek بعديdistance from me
وانت تطلب بعدي
Why do I seek nearness to you,
while you seek distance from me?
افديكI would ransom you تركيTurkish لحظgaze
افديك تركي لحظ
يسطوassails عليّupon me جنديa soldier
يسطو عليّ جندي
I would ransom you, Turk-eyed,
a soldier who assails me.
يرنوhe gazes بيضbright blades حدادsharp
يرنو بيض حداد
تجاوزتhave overcome كلevery ضدfoe
تجاوزت كل ضد
He gazes with bright, sharp blades
that have overcome every foe.
رضيتهI accepted him ليَfor me مولىa master
رضيته ليَ مولى
وليتهand if only he قالsaid عبديmy slave
وليته قال عبدي
I accepted him as my master;
and if only he would say, 'My slave.'