ياO منone who يُعدّبُنيtorments me بفرطِthrough an excess of إدلالهِhis presumptuous airs
يا من يُعدّبُني بفرطِ إدلالهِ
هوّنease up عليكon yourself
هوّن عليك
O you who torment me with your extravagant coyness,
O you who torment me with your excessive airs,
gently, now.
Ease up.
وارحمand pity أسىthe sorrow الباكيthe weeping one علىover آمالهhis hopes
وارحم أسى الباكي على آماله
صرعىslain لديكbefore you
صرعى لديك
And pity the grief of the one who weeps over his ruins.
And pity the sorrow of the one who weeps over his hopes,
Fallen at your feet,
Slain before you
قلىdisdain وحالُand the plight البائسينthe wretched كحالهlike his plight
قلى وحالُ البائسين كحاله
يهفوhe yearns إليكfor you
يهفو إليك
my heart—the wretched share its plight—
By disdain—and the wretched share his plight—
yearns for you
He yearns for you.
ويكادand he almost يقرأreads غيبهhis hidden future بخيالهwith his imagination
ويكاد يقرأ غيبه بخياله
فيin مقلتيكyour two eyes
في مقلتيك
and, through imagination, almost reads its hidden fate
And with his imagination he almost reads his hidden future
in your two eyes.
In your eyes.
مضتِhave passed السنونthe years وماand not انتشىfelt rapture بوصالهin his union
مضتِ السنون وما انتشى بوصاله
إلّاexcept لديكwith you
إلّا لديك
The years have passed; it has known no ecstasy of union
The years have passed, and he has known no rapture in union
except with you.
Except with you.
ولسوفَand surely will يلقىhe meets الموتdeath منfrom إذلالهhis humiliation
ولسوفَ يلقى الموت من إذلاله
وتعيشand you live ويكwoe to you
وتعيش ويك
And surely it will die from the humiliation you inflict,
And he will surely meet death through his humiliation,
while you live on—woe to you!
While you live on—woe to you!
ياO مَنone who يعذّبنيtorments me بفرطthrough an excess of دلالهhis coyness
يا مَن يعذّبني بفرط دلاله
لهفىmy anguish عليكfor you
لهفى عليك
O you who torment me with your excessive coyness—
O you who torment me with your excessive coyness,
oh, my longing for you!
How I ache for you!
