ياO لوعةَanguish الحبof love أثرتyou stirred الأسىsorrow
يا لوعةَ الحب أثرت الأسى
فيin كبديmy liver المقروحةulcerated الظاميهthirsting
في كبدي المقروحة الظاميه
O anguish of love, you stirred sorrow
O agony of love that etched sorrow
In my wounded, thirsting liver.
In my darkened, wounded liver
كتمتهاI concealed it دهراfor an age ولكنهاbut it
كتمتها دهرا ولكنها
ماnot فتئتit ceased كالجمرةlike an ember الواريهglowing
ما فتئت كالجمرة الواريه
I hid it for an age, but it
I concealed it for ages but it
Never ceased to be like a glowing ember.
Kept kindling like glowing embers
تأكلit eats away منfrom جسميmy body وتصليand scorches الحشاthe entrails
تأكل من جسمي وتصلي الحشا
والقلبand the heart منfrom نيرانهاits fires الحاميهsearing
والقلب من نيرانها الحاميه
It eats away at my body and scorches my entrails
It eats away my flesh and burns my heart
And my heart with its searing fires.
With its scorching, devouring flames
لمnot يبقremained ليfor me صبرpatience علىfor حملهاbearing it
لم يبق لي صبر على حملها
وبيand in me منfrom آلامهاits pains ماwhat بيهis in me
وبي من آلامها ما بيه
I had no patience left to bear it,
I've no patience left to bear it
And I suffered what I suffered from its pains.
It has left me utterly devastated
فسرتso I set off أبغيseeking بيتهاher house مسرعاًin haste
فسرت أبغي بيتها مسرعاً
قدalready ملكتنيhad seized me سورَةٌa surge of passion عاتيهoverpowering
قد ملكتني سورَةٌ عاتيه
So I set off in haste, seeking her house;
So I rushed to its house hurriedly
An overpowering surge of passion had seized me.
Seized by a raging, blind fury
وثارand raged فيin نفسيmy soul جنونthe madness الصباof youth
وثار في نفسي جنون الصبا
وسعّرتand were set ablaze إحشائيmy entrails الداميهbleeding
وسعّرت إحشائي الداميه
And the madness of youth raged in my soul,
And the madness of youth erupted in me
And my bleeding entrails were set ablaze.
Igniting my bloody innards
وطاشand vanished حلميmy self-restraint لمnot أعدI continued سائلاًasking
وطاش حلمي لم أعد سائلاً
عماabout what ستبديwill reveal خطّتيmy scheme الجانيهwrongful
عما ستبدي خطّتي الجانيه
And my self-restraint deserted me; I no longer asked
I lost all reason, no more asking
What my wrongful scheme would bring to light.
What my criminal plot will reveal
لقيتI met منthe one whom أهوىI love فروّعتُهso I frightened him
لقيت من أهوى فروّعتُه
فصاحso he shouted فيin وجهيmy face واقصانيهand drove me away
فصاح في وجهي واقصانيه
I met the one I love and frightened him;
I found my beloved and ravished him
So he shouted in my face and drove me away.
He shouted in my face, rejecting me
لكننيbut I عانقتهembraced him غاصباًforcibly
لكنني عانقته غاصباً
وقدand indeed جنيتI harvested القبلthe kisses الدافيهwarm
وقد جنيت القبل الدافيه
But I embraced him by force,
But I embraced him by force
And I harvested warm kisses.
And stole impassioned kisses
فلمso not يعدhe continued يقوىhe had strength علىagainst ثورتيmy frenzy
فلم يعد يقوى على ثورتي
وحوّلتُهand I turned him شهوةًlust طاغيهunbridled
وحوّلتُه شهوةً طاغيه
So he could no longer withstand my frenzy,
He could not resist my onslaught
And I turned him into unbridled lust.
I turned him into lust incarnate
خلّفتهI left him مبتسماsmiling راضياًpleased
خلّفته مبتسما راضياً
عنيwith me وعنand with أعماليmy deeds القاسيهharsh
عني وعن أعمالي القاسيه
I left him smiling, pleased
I left him smiling, satisfied
With me and with my harsh deeds.
With me and my cruel actions
أفقتI awoke منfrom اغفاءتيmy doze لمnot أجدI found
أفقت من اغفاءتي لم أجد
غيرexcept سوادthe blackness الظلمةof the darkness الطاميهsurging
غير سواد الظلمة الطاميه
I awoke from my doze; I found nothing
I awoke from my stupor to find
But the blackness of surging darkness.
Only the darkness' stifling veil