هلdo ...? أنتyou حقاًtruly لمnot تزلyou cease تهوانيyou love me
هل أنت حقاً لم تزل تهواني
أمor أنthat حبّكyour love صارhas become بعضsome ظنونِconjectures؟
أم أن حبّك صار بعض ظنونِ؟
Do you truly still love me,
Are you still in love with me
Or has your love become mere conjecture?
Or has your love become doubtful?
أتحبنيdo you love me? أمor أنthat حبكyour love قدalready خباfaded
أتحبني أم أن حبك قد خبا
وتركتنيand you left me فيin حيْرتيmy bewilderment وشجونيand my sorrows
وتركتني في حيْرتي وشجوني
Do you love me, or has your love faded,
Do you love me or has your love faded
And left me in my bewilderment and sorrows?
Leaving me confused and yearning?
الشكdoubt عذَّبنيtormented me وقلبيand my heart نائحwailing
الشك عذَّبني وقلبي نائح
وعلىand over المدىtime أبداًever يطولgrows longer حنينيmy longing
وعلى المدى أبداً يطول حنيني
Doubt has tormented me, and my heart is wailing,
Doubt has tortured me and my heart grieves
And with time my longing grows ever longer.
While my longing lingers endlessly
هلare ...? أنتyou ليmine أمor أننيthat I ماnot عادremained ليfor me
هل أنت لي أم أنني ما عاد لي
حقa claim عليكon you وقدand indeed رحلتyou departed بدونيwithout me
حق عليك وقد رحلت بدوني
Are you mine, or do I no longer have
Are you mine or am I no longer yours
Any claim on you, now that you have left without me?
With no right over you as you left me?
ياO ظالميmy oppressor هلis there ...? فيin الغرامlove تراجعa retreat
يا ظالمي هل في الغرام تراجع
حتىso that أعودI return لوحدتيto my solitude وسكونيand my stillness?
حتى أعود لوحدتي وسكوني?
O you who wrong me, is there retreat in love,
My oppressor, did love regress in you
So that I return to my solitude and stillness?
Until I return to my solitude and calm?
أنسيتhave you forgotten? أنthat هواكyour love دنيايmy world التيwhich
أنسيت أن هواك دنياي التي
شهدتwitnessed ضرامthe blaze مدامعيmy tears وشجونيand my sorrows?
شهدت ضرام مدامعي وشجوني?
Have you forgotten that your love is my world, which
Did you forget that your love was my world
Witnessed the blaze of my tears and sorrows?
That saw the flowing of my tears and laments?
والعشقand passion نارa fire فيin القلوبhearts ولوعةand anguish
والعشق نار في القلوب ولوعة
بينbetween الضلوعthe ribs بوقْدهاwith its blaze تُصلينيscorches me
بين الضلوع بوقْدها تُصليني
And passion is a fire in hearts, and an anguish
Love is fire in hearts and agony
Between the ribs, scorching me with its blaze.
In ribs, its flames imploring me
فيin ظلمةthe darkness الليلthe night البهيمpitch-black حبيسةa captive
في ظلمة الليل البهيم حبيسة
والهجرand abandonment أودىbrought death بيupon me فمنso who يحيينيwill revive me!?
والهجر أودى بي فمن يحييني!?
In the darkness of the pitch-black night, I am captive,
In the gloom of the beastly night, jailed
And abandonment has killed me—who will revive me?
As separation has finished me, who will revive me!?
موثوقةbound بعهودهاby her pledges .. ووعودهاand her promises
موثوقة بعهودها .. ووعودها
رغمdespite الجراحthe wounds بقلبهاin her heart المطعونpierced
رغم الجراح بقلبها المطعون
Bound by her pledges ... and her promises,
Trusting in its covenants.. and promises
Despite the wounds in her pierced heart.
Despite the wounds in its stabbed heart
أضغاثُtangles أحلامdreams تطوفcircle بخاطريthrough my mind
أضغاثُ أحلام تطوف بخاطري
ومخاوفٌand fears أشباحُهاtheir specters تُضنينيwear me down
ومخاوفٌ أشباحُها تُضنيني
Tangled dreams circle through my mind,
Delusions roam in my thoughts
And fears whose specters wear me down.
And fears whose ghosts exhaust me
هلاwhy not سألتyou asked الليلthe night عنيabout me مرةonce
هلا سألت الليل عني مرة
ينبيكtells you عنof سهديmy sleeplessness بهin it وأنينيand my moaning
ينبيك عن سهدي به وأنيني
Will you not ask the night about me once?
If only you had asked the night about me once
It will tell you of my sleeplessness in it and my moaning.
It would have woken you up to my moan and lament
ياO هاجراًyou who abandon منone who ليسis not فيin يدهاher hand سوىexcept
يا هاجراً من ليس في يدها سوى
الصبرpatience الجميلbeautiful وليتهand if only it يَشفينيwould heal me
الصبر الجميل وليته يَشفيني
O you who abandon one who has nothing in her hand but
Oh you who deserted with nothing but
Beautiful patience—if only it would heal me!
Patience and beautiful endurance that may heal me
شتانhow far apart ماwhat بينbetween الحنانtenderness ونشوتيand my intoxication
شتان ما بين الحنان ونشوتي
بخمورwith wines حبكyour love والهوىand passion المجنونmad
بخمور حبك والهوى المجنون
How far apart are tenderness and my intoxication
Great is the difference between affection and my bliss
With the wines of your love and mad passion.
With the wine of your love and insane passion
ياO خادعاًdeceiver يسقيgives drink to الغرامlove سرابُهhis mirage
يا خادعاً يسقي الغرام سرابُه
رغمdespite الوفاءfaithfulness لحبكto your love المكنونhidden
رغم الوفاء لحبك المكنون
O deceiver, whose mirage gives love drink,
Oh deceiver who gives mirages to drink for love
Despite faithfulness to your hidden love.
Despite loyalty to your hidden love
خنتyou betrayed الودادaffection ولمand did not تصنsafeguard عهدthe covenant الهوىlove
خنت الوداد ولم تصن عهد الهوى
والعهدand the covenant عنديto me مشرقradiant يهدينيguides me
والعهد عندي مشرق يهديني
You betrayed affection and did not keep the covenant of love,
You betrayed affection and did not keep the vow of passion
And to me the covenant is radiant, guiding me,
While to me the vow is a guiding dawn
فيin نشوةٍa rapture شهِدَtestified الغرامlove بأنهاto its being
في نشوةٍ شهِدَ الغرام بأنها
خفقاتheartbeats حبٍّlove صادقsincere وأمينand faithful
خفقات حبٍّ صادق وأمين
In a rapture that love testified was
In an intoxication that passion has witnessed as
The heartbeats of a love sincere and faithful.
Throbs of sincere and honest love
أغريْتنيyou tempted me بالكأسwith the cup يومthe day أتيْتنيyou came to me
أغريْتني بالكأس يوم أتيْتني
فظننتso I thought أنكthat you قادمcoming تروينيquench my thirst
فظننت أنك قادم ترويني
You tempted me with the cup the day you came to me,
You tempted me with the cup when you came to me
So I thought you were coming to quench my thirst.
So I thought you had arrived to quench my thirst
فالراحfor the wine قدalready لعبتْtoyed بنبضwith the pulse حنينيmy longing
فالراح قد لعبتْ بنبض حنيني
أوor لمnot يكنwas شيطانُهاits devil يسقينيgives me drink
أو لم يكن شيطانُها يسقيني
For the wine had toyed with the pulse of my longing,
But the winds have toyed with the pulse of my longing
Or was its devil not giving me drink?
Or was it not their devil that was making me drink?
وبلابلand nightingales تشدوsing بأنغامwith melodies المنىhopes
وبلابل تشدو بأنغام المنى
ولكَمْand how often فرحتI rejoiced بطالعيin my fortune الميمونauspicious
ولكَمْ فرحت بطالعي الميمون
And nightingales sing the melodies of hope,
And nightingales singing with melodies of wishes
And how often I rejoiced in my auspicious fortune!
How happy I was with my auspicious fortune
لكنهbut it is قدَريmy fate وليسand not خطيئتيmy sin
لكنه قدَري وليس خطيئتي
أُعْطيتُI was given منهfrom it صفقةthe bargain المغبونthe cheated one
أُعْطيتُ منه صفقة المغبون
But it is my fate, not my sin;
But it is my fate, not my sin
From it I was given the bargain of one cheated.
I was given a fool's bargain from it
ياO خافقيmy beating heart إنindeed الذيthe one who أبقىleft behind الأسىsorrow
يا خافقي إن الذي أبقى الأسى
أمسىhas become علىupon طللa ruin يثيرstirs جنونيmy madness
أمسى على طلل يثير جنوني
O my beating heart, the one who left sorrow
Oh my fluttering heart, the one who kept the sorrow
Now stands upon a ruin that stirs my madness.
Has become ruins that stir up my madness
يأيهاO you الباكيwho weep علىover أطلالهhis ruins
يأيها الباكي على أطلاله
هاتbring الهوىlove واشربand drink معيwith me تروينيquench my thirst
هات الهوى واشرب معي ترويني
O you who weep over his ruins,
O you who cry over his ruins
Bring love and drink with me, to quench my thirst.
Bring the passion and drink with me to quench my thirst
ولربماand perhaps رقَّتْgrew tender لناtoward us أقدارناour fates
ولربما رقَّتْ لنا أقدارنا
وأتىand came الحبيبthe beloved بشوقهwith his longing يرجونيimploring me
وأتى الحبيب بشوقه يرجوني
And perhaps our fates will grow tender toward us,
And perhaps our fates will be kind to us
And the beloved will come with his longing, imploring me.
And the beloved will come yearning for me
فالحبfor love للأحبابfor lovers مهماhowever فرّقواthey are parted
فالحب للأحباب مهما فرّقوا
والحبand love تاجa crown فوقabove كلevery جبينbrow
والحب تاج فوق كل جبين
For love is for lovers, however they are parted,
For love of the loved ones no matter how they separate
And love is a crown above every brow.
And love is a crown above every forehead
والحبand love أسمىthe loftiest ماthat which نعيشwe experience عواطفاemotions
والحب أسمى ما نعيش عواطفا
ولهand for it يغنيsing الطيرthe birds فوقupon غصونbranches
وله يغني الطير فوق غصون
And love is the loftiest emotion we experience,
And love is the noblest feeling we live
And for it birds sing upon branches.
For it birds sing atop branches
ولسوفand surely will يبقىendure ياO حبيبيmy beloved حبناour love
ولسوف يبقى يا حبيبي حبنا
رغمdespite الجفاءcoldness ولوعتيand my anguish وظنونيand my doubts
رغم الجفاء ولوعتي وظنوني
And our love will surely endure, my beloved,
And our love will remain my beloved
Despite coldness, my anguish and my doubts.
Despite the estrangement, my pain and doubts
فالحبfor love فيin قلبيmy heart وأنتand you حبيبهits beloved
فالحب في قلبي وأنت حبيبه
والعشقand passion روحيmy soul والوفاءand faithfulness يقينيmy certainty
والعشق روحي والوفاء يقيني
For love is in my heart, and you are its beloved,
For love is in my heart and you are its beloved
And passion is my soul, and faithfulness my certainty.
And passion is my soul and loyalty is my certainty