عدَّhe counted شَوقيmy longing إليهِfor him ذنباًa sin إليهِagainst him
عدَّ شَوقي إليهِ ذنباً إليهِ
لوif تيقنتُI had been certain لاعتذرتُI would have apologized إليهِto him
لو تيقنتُ لاعتذرتُ إليهِ
He counted my longing for him as a sin against him.
He counted my longing for him as a sin against him
Had I been certain, I would have apologized to him.
Had I been certain, I would have apologized to him
أناI أذنبتُI sinned أوor فتورٌlanguor بجفنَيin the two eyelids
أنا أذنبتُ أو فتورٌ بجفنَي
هِhis دَعاbeckoned مُقلتيmy eye إلىtoward مُقلتيهِhis two eyes
هِ دَعا مُقلتي إلى مُقلتيهِ
Did I sin, or did the languor in his eyelids
I sinned, or my eyelids were languid
beckon my eye toward his eyes?
His gaze called my gaze to his
عينُهُhis eye أذنبتsinned وعينيand my eye أساءَتdid wrong
عينُهُ أذنبت وعيني أساءَت
بفؤادٍto a heart أضحىbecame أسيرَa captive of يديهِhis two hands
بفؤادٍ أضحى أسيرَ يديهِ
His eye sinned, and my eye did wrong
His eye sinned, and my eye did wrong
to a heart that became the captive of his hands.
With a heart that has become prisoner of his hands
أيُّهاO you اللائِمونreproachers فيهِconcerning him أفِيقواcome to your senses
أيُّها اللائِمون فيهِ أفِيقوا
أناI عبدٌa slave لهُbelonging to him ووقفٌand an endowment عليهِfor him
أنا عبدٌ لهُ ووقفٌ عليهِ
O you who blame me for him, come to your senses!
O you who blame him, wake up
I am his slave, and an endowment dedicated to him.
I am his slave, and devoted to him