أعديتنيyou infected me طرفاًa measure منof الأهوىpassion
أعديتني طرفاً من الأهوى
وكنتُand I was فيin أمنٍsafety منfrom العَدوىcontagion
وكنتُ في أمنٍ من العَدوى
You infected me with a measure of passion,
You afflicted me with love from your eyes,
and I had been safe from contagion.
And I was safe from contagion.
ولمand did not أزلI cease فيماin what مَضىhas passed آمناًsafe
ولم أزل فيما مَضى آمناً
منfrom ذلَّةِhumiliation الأسقامِillnesses والبلوىand affliction
من ذلَّةِ الأسقامِ والبلوى
And in days gone by I had always been safe
I remained secure in times past
from the humiliation of illnesses and affliction,
From the abasement of illness and affliction,
حتَّىuntil حنىbent طَرفيmy gaze علىover مُهجَتيmy heart
حتَّى حنى طَرفي على مُهجَتي
فأظهرَso it revealed الغيرةَjealousy والسلوَىand solace
فأظهرَ الغيرةَ والسلوَى
until my gaze bent over my heart
Until my eyes inclined toward my breast,
and so revealed jealousy and solace.
Revealing jealousy and longing.
فقالthen he said ليto me مالِكmaster رقيmy bondage أفِقcome to your senses
فقال لي مالِك رقي أفِق
فلستُfor I am not ممَّنamong those who يَقبلُaccepts الدَّعوَىthe claim
فلستُ ممَّن يَقبلُ الدَّعوَى
Then the master of my bondage said to me, “Come to your senses,
So my guardian angel said to me, Awaken!
for I am not one who accepts a claim.”
For I am not one who accepts pretense.