ظالمٌa wrongdoer يدعوcalls down curses عَلىupon منthe one whom ظلَماhe wronged
ظالمٌ يدعو عَلى من ظلَما
كُلَّماwhenever زيدَhe was granted more وصالاًaffection صرَماhe broke away
كُلَّما زيدَ وصالاً صرَما
A wrongdoer calls down curses upon the one he wronged;
whenever granted more affection, he breaks away.
ياO إلهَGod of الناسِhumankind لاdo not تأخذُهُpunish him
يا إلهَ الناسِ لا تأخذُهُ
واعفُand pardon عنهhim إنهُfor he قدhas ظُلماbeen wronged
واعفُ عنه إنهُ قد ظُلما
O God of humankind, do not punish him;
and pardon him, for he has been wronged.
كيفَhow يحياcan live دنِفٌa lovesick man مكتئبٌdejected
كيفَ يحيا دنِفٌ مكتئبٌ
وقفَhas reserved الشوقُlonging عليهِfor him السقَماsickness
وقفَ الشوقُ عليهِ السقَما
How can a lovesick, dejected man live,
when longing has reserved sickness for him?
كلماwhenever أنthat قدhas جرتshed مقلتُهُhis eye
كلما أن قد جرت مقلتُهُ
عبرةًa tear تبدوappears علىupon الخدِّthe cheek دَماas blood
عبرةً تبدو على الخدِّ دَما
Whenever his eye has shed
a tear, it appears as blood upon his cheek.