أفرطتَyou have gone too far فيin اللومِreproach ياO عذولُfaultfinder
أفرطتَ في اللومِ يا عذولُ
ليسَthere is no إلىto سلوةٍsolace سبيلُway
ليسَ إلى سلوةٍ سبيلُ
You have gone too far in reproach, O faultfinder.
You blame too much, O censurer
There is no path to solace.
There is no way to console me
كيفَhow ولاwhile not يفقدُloses التصابيyouthful dalliance
كيفَ ولا يفقدُ التصابي
قلبيmy heart ولاand not يبردُcools الغليلُthe burning thirst
قلبي ولا يبردُ الغليلُ
How, when youthful dalliance never leaves
How could, while passion’s heat
my heart, nor does the burning thirst cool?
Still scorches my heart, and tears yet flow?
تلومُyou reproach فمنyet from هواهُhis love دينيmy faith
تلومُ فمن هواهُ ديني
وكلُّand every وجدٍardent longing لهfor him قليلُlittle
وكلُّ وجدٍ له قليلُ
You reproach me, yet my faith comes from his love,
You blame the one whose love is my religion,
and every longing for him is but little.
Though every lover finds but little joy.
فيin كلevery يومٍday لوجنتيهِfor his two cheeks
في كل يومٍ لوجنتيهِ
ولحظِand the glance أجفانهِhis eyelids قتيلُa slain victim
ولحظِ أجفانهِ قتيلُ
Each day, his two cheeks
Each day my cheeks are slain
and the glance of his eyelids claim a victim.
By a glance from his eyelids that instantly kills.