سعواthey strove بينناbetween us حتىuntil لقدindeed كنتُI was راضياًcontent
سعوا بيننا حتى لقد كنتُ راضياً
فأصبحتُso I became منbecause of قوليmy saying احبكَI love you تغضبُyou grow angry
فأصبحتُ من قولي احبكَ تغضبُ
They sowed discord between us until I, once truly content,
They spread rumors between us until I was content
came to find you angered by my saying, 'I love you.'
Then you became angry because I said "I love you"
ولمand did not أجنِI commit ذنباًa sin غيرَexcept أنيthat I ذوpossessed of هوىًlove
ولم أجنِ ذنباً غيرَ أني ذو هوىً
وأنكَand that you ليto me دونَto the exclusion of الأنامِhumankind محببُbeloved
وأنكَ لي دونَ الأنامِ محببُ
And I have committed no sin, save that I am in love,
And I committed no sin except that I am full of passion
and that you alone among all people are dear to me.
And you are to me, beyond all people, the most beloved
وقالواand they said ستنسىyou will forget إنif تباعدَdistance grows بينناbetween us
وقالوا ستنسى إن تباعدَ بيننا
فياso, oh ليتَif only داريmy home منto دياركَyour dwellings تقربُdraws near
فيا ليتَ داري من دياركَ تقربُ
And they said, 'You will forget if distance grows between us.'
And they said you will forget if distance comes between us
So, if only my home could draw nearer to your dwellings!
Oh, if only my home were closer to your home
وياand, oh ويلناwoe to us إنif بتُّI spend the night أستعطفُI plead for compassion الهوىlove
ويا ويلنا إن بتُّ أستعطفُ الهوى
وبتَّand you spend the night علىunder حكمِthe rule of الهوىlove تتجنَّبُyou keep away
وبتَّ على حكمِ الهوى تتجنَّبُ
And woe to us if I spend the night pleading with love,
Oh what grief if I plead for love
while you spend the night keeping your distance under love's sway.
And you follow the rule of love and avoid me
فلاso do not تمكنِgive power to الواشينَthe slanderers منover ذاتِthe bond بينناbetween us
فلا تمكنِ الواشينَ من ذاتِ بيننا
فليسَfor there is no لهمfor them غيرَother than التفرقِseparation مطلبُaim
فليسَ لهم غيرَ التفرقِ مطلبُ
So do not give the slanderers power over the bond between us,
So do not let those who gossip come between us
for they have no aim but our separation.
For they desire nothing but our separation
وإنكَand indeed you لوif ابصرتَyou saw ماwhat بينَbetween أضلعيmy ribs
وإنكَ لو ابصرتَ ما بينَ أضلعي
لأبصرتَyou would surely see قلبيmy heart فيin لظىًblazing fire يتقلبُit writhes
لأبصرتَ قلبي في لظىً يتقلبُ
And truly, if you saw what lies between my ribs,
And if you could see what is within my ribs
you would surely see my heart writhing in flames.
You would see a heart tossing in fierce flames