مِنfrom بَعدِafter أنthat كُنتَyou were ليfor me تاجاًa crown علىupon الراسِthe head
مِن بَعدِ أن كُنتَ لي تاجاً على الراسِ
أراكَI see you فيin ناظريmy eyes منamong أتفهِthe most worthless الناسِpeople
أراكَ في ناظري من أتفهِ الناسِ
After you had been a crown upon my head,
After you had been a crown upon my head,
I now see you as one of the most contemptible of people.
In my eyes, I see you among the most worthless people.
لطالماfor so long كُنتَyou were كالمجنونِlike a madman تتبعُنيyou follow me
لطالما كُنتَ كالمجنونِ تتبعُني
حتىuntil تمكّنْتَyou gained control منof قلبيmy heart وإحساسيand my feelings
حتى تمكّنْتَ من قلبي وإحساسي
For so long, like a madman, you followed me,
For so long you followed me like a madman,
until you took possession of my heart and feelings.
Until you took hold of my heart and my feelings.
فصِرتَthen you began تسألُyou ask عنabout حاليmy condition مُجامَلةًout of courtesy
فصِرتَ تسألُ عن حالي مُجامَلةً
ولاand not تشارِكُنيyou share with me حُزنيmy sorrow وإيناسيand my solace
ولا تشارِكُني حُزني وإيناسي
Then you began asking how I fared merely out of courtesy,
Then you began asking how I was merely out of courtesy,
yet you share neither my sorrow nor my solace.
And you share neither my sorrow nor my solace.
نارُthe fire الحنينِof longing طوالthroughout الليلِthe night تحرِقُنيburns me
نارُ الحنينِ طوال الليلِ تحرِقُني
وأنتand you لاهٍheedless ولاand not تدريyou know بإحساسيof my feelings
وأنت لاهٍ ولا تدري بإحساسي
The fire of longing burns me all night long,
The fire of longing burns me all night long,
while you are heedless, unaware of what I feel.
While you are heedless and know nothing of my feelings.
ياO باردَcold القلبthe heart قُلsay شيئاًsomething يُطمئِنُنيreassures me
يا باردَ القلب قُل شيئاً يُطمئِنُني
لاdo not تُبقِنيleave me غارقاًdrowning فيin بَحرِthe sea وسواسيof my obsessive thoughts
لا تُبقِني غارقاً في بَحرِ وسواسي
O cold-hearted one, say something to reassure me;
O cold-hearted one, say something to reassure me.
do not leave me drowning in a sea of anxious thoughts.
Do not leave me drowning in the sea of my obsessive thoughts.
حتىuntil مَتىwhen أكتمُI conceal الأوجاعَthe pains مُنكسِراًbroken
حتى مَتى أكتمُ الأوجاعَ مُنكسِراً
ولاand not يلينُsoftens لحاليat my plight قَلبُكَyour heart القاسيcruel
ولا يلينُ لحالي قَلبُكَ القاسي
How long will I conceal my pain, broken-hearted,
How long must I conceal my pains, broken,
while your cruel heart will not soften at my plight?
While your cruel heart will not soften at my plight?
أنتyou الذيthe one who قدalready قتلتَyou killed الحُبَّlove مِنsince زمنٍsome time
أنت الذي قد قتلتَ الحُبَّ مِن زمنٍ
فلاso do not تلُمْنيblame me إذاif أخمَدْتُI extinguish أنفاسيmy breaths
فلا تلُمْني إذا أخمَدْتُ أنفاسي
You are the one who killed love long ago;
You are the one who killed love long ago,
so do not blame me if I snuff out my breath.
So do not blame me if I extinguish my breaths.
دورُthe role البراءةِof innocence لنwill not يعفيكَabsolve you منof وجعيmy pain
دورُ البراءةِ لن يعفيكَ من وجعي
ولاand not التودّدُaffectionate overtures يشفينيheals me منof الباسِdistress
ولا التودّدُ يشفيني من الباسِ
Playing innocent will not absolve you of my pain,
Playing innocent will not absolve you of the pain you caused me,
nor will your tenderness heal me of my anguish.
Nor will affectionate overtures heal me of distress.
توسُّلاتكَyour pleas ماnot زالتْceased بذاكرتيin my memory
توسُّلاتكَ ما زالتْ بذاكرتي
ودمعُand the tears عينكَof your eye محفورٌetched بكرّاسيin my notebook
ودمعُ عينكَ محفورٌ بكرّاسي
Your entreaties still linger in my memory,
Your pleas still linger in my memory,
and your tears are etched into my notebook.
And the tears from your eye are etched in my notebook.
لاdo not تنسَforget ماضيكَyour past والأيامُand the days شاهدةٌbearing witness
لا تنسَ ماضيكَ والأيامُ شاهدةٌ
فإنfor if نسيتَyou forget فإنيthen indeed I لستُam not بالناسيone who forgets
فإن نسيتَ فإني لستُ بالناسي
Do not forget your past—the days bear witness;
Do not forget your past; the days bear witness.
and if you forget, I am not one who forgets.
For if you forget, I am certainly not one who forgets.