ظـالـم يامن قـلاني

ظـالـم يامن قـلاني

في الهـوى وحدي رمـاني

في الهـوى وحدي رمـاني

Cruel one, O you who spurned me,

Unjust is the one who has forsaken me,

He cast me alone into love.

And left me all alone in love.

أكتوي بالنـار جَـوْراً

أكتوي بالنـار جَـوْراً

ثـم يشكـو من بـلاني

ثـم يشكـو من بـلاني

I am scorched by fire, unjustly,

I burn in the fire of his injustice,

Then the one who afflicted me complains.

Then my tormentor complains of me!

في ضرام العـشق أذوي

في ضرام العـشق أذوي

من يـراني قـد يعـاني!

من يـراني قـد يعـاني!

In the blaze of passionate love I wither;

In the blaze of passion I wither away;

Whoever sees me may suffer!

Whoever sees me might suffer too!

مادرى هَـمّي حبيبـي

مادرى هَـمّي حبيبـي

ويـلهُ من مسـتـعـان

ويـلهُ من مسـتـعـان

My beloved did not know my sorrow.

My beloved knows nothing of my sorrow,

Woe to him from one whose aid is sought!

Woe to him! From whom can help be sought?

لا تُـرَوّعْنـي بـهجـر

لا تُـرَوّعْنـي بـهجـر

فالـنوى غـمّا سـقاني

فالـنوى غـمّا سـقاني

Do not terrify me with abandonment,

Do not terrify me with abandonment,

For parting has made me drink grief.

For separation has made me drink of anguish.

فلئنْ سلَّـمْتُ روحـي

فلئنْ سلَّـمْتُ روحـي

لا تـبالـغ في امتهـاني!

لا تـبالـغ في امتهـاني!

So if I have surrendered my soul,

So if I have surrendered my soul,

Do not go too far in humiliating me!

Do not go too far in humiliating me!

تاه دمعي، فوق خـدي

تاه دمعي، فوق خـدي

جـارياً، هَـمْساً دعـاني

جـارياً، هَـمْساً دعـاني

My tears wandered over my cheek,

My tears wandered upon my cheek,

Flowing, they called to me in a whisper:

Flowing, whispering a call to me:

اِصْطَـبرْ، واصلْ، تجاوزْ

اِصْطَـبرْ، واصلْ، تجاوزْ

كـلَّ ألـوان الـهـوان

كـلَّ ألـوان الـهـوان

Be patient, press on, overcome

"Be patient, persist, and overcome

Every shade of humiliation.

All forms of indignity."

موحشي رفـقاً بحـالي

موحشي رفـقاً بحـالي

عَـلَّ خـطباً مـا دهـاني

عَـلَّ خـطباً مـا دهـاني

You who leave me lonely, be gentle with my plight;

O you who desolate me, be gentle with my state,

Perhaps some calamity has befallen me.

Perhaps some great affliction has struck me.

اصـغ وارحم قلب شاكٍ

اصـغ وارحم قلب شاكٍ

حسـرةً، يامن شـجاني

حسـرةً، يامن شـجاني

Listen, and pity a heart lamenting

Listen, and pity a complaining heart,

In anguish, O you who have grieved me.

Full of grief, O you who saddened me.

لا تصـدق قـول واشٍ

لا تصـدق قـول واشٍ

فعـلهُ مـا هَـمَّ شـاني

فعـلهُ مـا هَـمَّ شـاني

Do not believe a slanderer's words;

Do not believe the words of a slanderer,

His deed had no regard for my plight.

Whose actions have distressed my affairs.

كـاذبٌ، نـذلٌ، وضيعٌ

كـاذبٌ، نـذلٌ، وضيعٌ

ليـتهُ عـدلاً شـكـاني

ليـتهُ عـدلاً شـكـاني

A liar, base and vile;

He is a liar, a scoundrel, and utterly base;

If only he had complained about me fairly.

If only he had accused me justly.

لِمَ قـلبي، بعدُ عقـلي

لِمَ قـلبي، بعدُ عقـلي

فـوق جهـدي حَـمَّلاني؟

فـوق جهـدي حَـمَّلاني؟

Why have my heart, then my mind,

Why have my heart, and then my mind,

Burdened me beyond my strength?

Burdened me beyond my strength?

إنَّ عـقلي، ثم قـلبـي

إنَّ عـقلي، ثم قـلبـي

منـك دومـاً حـذراني!

منـك دومـاً حـذراني!

Indeed, my mind, then my heart,

Indeed, my mind, and then my heart,

Have always warned me against you!

Were always warning me of you!

أسعـداني قبـل حـين

أسعـداني قبـل حـين

ثـم سَـهْواً سلّـمَـاني

ثـم سَـهْواً سلّـمَـاني

They made me happy some time ago,

They brought me joy a while ago,

Then, heedlessly, they handed me over

Then inadvertently handed me over

للردى طـوْعاً فهَوْنـاً

للردى طـوْعاً فهَوْنـاً

وبـحبـي عـذبـانـي

وبـحبـي عـذبـانـي

To ruin, willingly and lightly,

To ruin willingly, so gently,

And tormented me with my love.

And through my love, they tormented me.

جاحـدٌ، نِـدٌّ،فـؤادي

جاحـدٌ، نِـدٌّ،فـؤادي

أيُّ جِـنّ فـيك جـان؟

أيُّ جِـنّ فـيك جـان؟

My heart is ungrateful, an adversary;

My heart is an ingrate, an adversary,

What jinn is working harm within you?

What jinn has transgressed within you?

يارفاقي في الـهوى مَهْـ

يارفاقي في الـهوى مَهْـ

ـلاً، عداني من جـفاني

ـلاً، عداني من جـفاني

O my companions in love, be—

O my companions in love, wait a mo-

—gentle; the one who shunned me has wronged me.

-ment, the one who shunned me has wronged me.

لـمْ يُقـدّرْ صَفْوَ ودّي

لـمْ يُقـدّرْ صَفْوَ ودّي

حيث بالبَخْـس اشـتراني

حيث بالبَخْـس اشـتراني

He did not appreciate the purity of my affection,

He did not appreciate the purity of my affection,

Since he bought me for a pittance.

When he valued me at a meager price.

مـالـه عـني بديـلٌ

مـالـه عـني بديـلٌ

جـئتُ عَـدْواً، في الأوان!

جـئتُ عَـدْواً، في الأوان!

He has no substitute for me;

He has no substitute for me,

I came running, just in time!

I came running, right on time!

مؤنسي في الـود، أسرعْ

مؤنسي في الـود، أسرعْ

منـك وجْـدٌ، اعـتراني

منـك وجْـدٌ، اعـتراني

My comforter in affection, hurry!

O my confidant in affection, hurry,

Because of you, yearning has overtaken me.

A passion from you has overtaken me.

صالحيني منيتـي في الـ

صالحيني منيتـي في الـ

ـعمر يـوما من زمـاني

ـعمر يـوما من زمـاني

Make peace with me, my heart's desire, in

Make peace with me, O my wish in this li-

Life, one day of my time.

-fe, for but a single day of my time.

شاركيني وحـدتي حتْـ

شاركيني وحـدتي حتْـ

تى أرانـي في الجِـنـان

تى أرانـي في الجِـنـان

Share my solitude until

Share my solitude with me un-

I see myself in the gardens of paradise.

-til I find myself in Paradise.

واجْرِ خُذْ، في القلب بيتاً

واجْرِ خُذْ، في القلب بيتاً

لا تكن، في الحب ثـان!

لا تكن، في الحب ثـان!

And run—take a home in the heart;

Run, and make a home within my heart,

Do not be second in love!

Do not be, in love, second to anyone!