القلبthe heart يظلمis wronged بالهوىby passion
القلب يظلم بالهوى
والنسand the soul (likely a typo for والنفس) مجرمةguilty of الذنوبsins
والنس مجرمة الذنوب
The heart is wronged by passion,
The heart is unjust in passion
and the soul is guilty of sins.
And forgetfulness is the sin of sins
لكنهاbut it منfrom غيرwithout جرمguilt
لكنها من غير جرم
لاnot ترىis seen ولهاand it has عيوبflaws
لا ترى ولها عيوب
Yet without guilt
Yet she, without crime,
it is never seen, and it has flaws.
Has flaws she cannot see
والقلبand the heart جسمa body خافقbeating
والقلب جسم خافق
منهاby it يضارis harmed ولاand does not يتوبrepent
منها يضار ولا يتوب
And the heart is a beating body,
The heart is a throbbing organ
harmed by the soul, yet never repenting.
Harmed by her, never repenting
إنindeed القلوبhearts ضعيفةٌweak
إن القلوب ضعيفةٌ
والنفسand the soul نازعةgrasping غصوبrapacious
والنفس نازعة غصوب
Indeed, hearts are weak,
Hearts are so weak
and the soul is grasping and rapacious.
And the soul always defiant
لوif كنتI were قصاباa butcher أبيعI sell
لو كنت قصابا أبيع
اللحمmeat ماnot بعتI would sell القلوبhearts
اللحم ما بعت القلوب
If I were a butcher selling
If I were a butcher selling meat
meat, I would not sell hearts.
I'd never sell hearts
فكفىso enough for الحياةlife عذابهاits torment
فكفى الحياة عذابها
اكذاis it thus تناوشهاassail it الغيوبunseen things
اكذا تناوشها الغيوب
So life has torment enough of its own;
Life's torments are enough
is this how unseen things assail it?
As ghosts keep clawing at it