ماhow كانwas أجرأهdaring of him علىin تعذيبيtormenting me
ما كان أجرأه على تعذيبي
هاbehold قدindeed أخذتI have taken منfrom الشقاءmisery نصيبيmy share
ها قد أخذت من الشقاء نصيبي
How daring he was in tormenting me!
What emboldened him to torture me
Behold, I have taken my share of misery.
I have no guardian in love
رباهO my Lord ماليI have no منany وليprotector فيin الهوىlove
رباه مالي من ولي في الهوى
دائيmy ailment حبيبيmy beloved والدواءand the cure حبيبيmy beloved
دائي حبيبي والدواء حبيبي
O my Lord, I have no protector in love.
My ailment is my beloved, and my beloved is the cure
My ailment is my beloved, and the cure is my beloved.
My solace lies discarded among crimes
مطروحةcast بينamong الجرائمthe crimes سلوتيmy solace
مطروحة بين الجرائم سلوتي
دمعيmy tears المراقshed سدىin vain وفرطand the excess of نحيبيmy sobbing
دمعي المراق سدى وفرط نحيبي
My solace lies cast among the crimes—
My tears that flow in vain, and my unrestrained sobbing
My tears shed in vain, and my excessive sobbing.
Could my tears wash away my sin?
هلdid…? كانwas دمعيmy tears غاسلاwashing away لخطيئتيof my sin
هل كان دمعي غاسلا لخطيئتي
كلاno وليسand is not بمطفىءan extinguisher للهيبيof my flame
كلا وليس بمطفىء للهيبي
Did my tears wash away my sin?
No, they cannot extinguish my flames
No; nor do they quench my flame.
Who will tell my heart about its weakness
منwho ليfor me وحدثنيand told me الفؤادthe heart بضعفهof its weakness
من لي وحدثني الفؤاد بضعفه
فيin موقفa plight ياO للغرامfor love رهيبterrifying
في موقف يا للغرام رهيب
Who is there for me? My heart has told me of its weakness
In a situation - oh, passionate love is dreadful
In a terrifying plight—alas for love!
Partial English translation: 9 of 10 Arabic lines translated.