راحتيmy solace فيin البكاweeping وليسَyet there are no دُموعtears
راحتي في البكا وليسَ دُموع
ضِقتُI felt constrained ذرعاًin endurance بماby what تجنُّconceal الضلوعُthe ribs
ضِقتُ ذرعاً بما تجنُّ الضلوعُ
My solace is in weeping, yet there are no tears.
My solace is in weeping, not in tears
I can no longer bear what my ribs conceal.
I'm extremely weary of what ribs endure
أناI لاdo not أسمعُI listen to الملامَreproach وقلبيand my heart
أنا لا أسمعُ الملامَ وقلبي
إذwhen سمعتُI heard الملامَreproach ليسَdoes not يُطيعُobey
إذ سمعتُ الملامَ ليسَ يُطيعُ
I do not listen to reproach, and my heart,
I don't hear blame, my heart
when I hear reproach, does not obey.
If I heard blame, it wouldn't obey
ياO نقيّpure الجمالbeauty منfrom دَنَسtaint المثthe equal (word continues)
يا نقيّ الجمال من دَنَس المث
لِcompletion of 'the equal' بَديعاwondrous كماjust as يكونُis البديعُthe wondrous one
لِ بَديعا كما يكونُ البديعُ
O you whose beauty is free from the taint of an equal,
O you of pure beauty, untouched by blemish
wondrous, as the wondrous one is.
You're wonderfully made, as all wonders are
ليسَthere is no ليfor me شافعٌintercessor إليكَto you سوىexcept حبِّlove
ليسَ لي شافعٌ إليكَ سوى حبِّ
كَof you (suffix to 'love') ياO غايتيmy ultimate aim ونعمَand how excellent الشفيعُthe intercessor
كَ يا غايتي ونعمَ الشفيعُ
I have no intercessor with you except my love
I have no intercessor with you but love
for you, O my ultimate aim—and what an excellent intercessor!
You, my ultimate desire, what an intercessor