حلفتِ أَلّا تكلميني

حلفتِ أَلّا تكلميني

وَسوء حَظي قَبلَ اليَمين

وَسوء حَظي قَبلَ اليَمين

You swore not to speak to me.

You swore you would not speak to me

And my ill fortune accepted the oath.

And my bad luck came before the oath

إِن ترَحَميني تعذبيني

إِن ترَحَميني تعذبيني

أَو تَظلميني لا تَنصفيني

أَو تَظلميني لا تَنصفيني

If you show me mercy, you torment me;

Whether you have mercy on me or wrong me

Or if you wrong me, you do not do me justice.

You will not do me justice

يا من هَواها أَجرى دُموعي

يا من هَواها أَجرى دُموعي

وَأَشعل النار في ضُلوعي

وَأَشعل النار في ضُلوعي

O you whose love set my tears flowing,

O you whose love shed my tears

And kindled the fire within my ribs,

And ignited the fire in my ribs

لَما تَيقَّنتِ مِن خضوعي

لَما تَيقَّنتِ مِن خضوعي

حلفت أَلّا تُكلِميني

حلفت أَلّا تُكلِميني

When you became certain of my submission,

When you were sure of my submission

You swore not to speak to me.

You swore you would not speak to me

عَرَفتُ وَجدي وَطول سهدي

عَرَفتُ وَجدي وَطول سهدي

وَكَيفَ أَرعى في الحُب عَهدي

وَكَيفَ أَرعى في الحُب عَهدي

I knew my longing and my prolonged sleeplessness,

I knew my love and the length of my passion

And how I keep my pledge in love.

And how I tend to the pact of love

اللَهُ حَسبي أَبَعدَ وَدي

اللَهُ حَسبي أَبَعدَ وَدي

حلفت أَلّا تَكلميني

حلفت أَلّا تَكلميني

God is enough for me! Was it after my affection

God suffices me after your affection

That you swore not to speak to me?

You swore you would not speak to me

حَملتُ في القَلب مِنك غَما

حَملتُ في القَلب مِنك غَما

أَذاب جسمي لَحماً وَعَظما

أَذاب جسمي لَحماً وَعَظما

I carried in my heart a sorrow from you,

I carried in my heart much sorrow from you

It melted my body, flesh and bone.

That melted my flesh and bones

وَكُنتِ أَقسى عليَّ لَمّا

وَكُنتِ أَقسى عليَّ لَمّا

حَلفتِ أَلّا تَكلميني

حَلفتِ أَلّا تَكلميني

And you were crueler to me when

And you were most cruel to me

You swore not to speak to me.

When you swore you would not speak to me

هَذا فُؤادي لَديك وَهن

هَذا فُؤادي لَديك وَهن

ذهلت عَنهُ فيما أَظن

ذهلت عَنهُ فيما أَظن

This heart of mine has grown weak in your keeping.

You neglected it, as I reckon

You have forgotten about it, I think.

Tomorrow I will call out when I yearn

غَداً أُنادي إِذا أَحن

غَداً أُنادي إِذا أَحن

حَلفتِ أَلّا تَكلميني

حَلفتِ أَلّا تَكلميني

Tomorrow I shall call out when I yearn:

You swore you would not speak to me

You swore not to speak to me.