أَناI فيin لُجَّةِthe deep sea الغَرامِpassion غَريقٌdrowning
أَنا في لُجَّةِ الغَرامِ غَريقٌ
لَستُI am not مِنهاfrom it بِطامِعٍhoping فيfor خَلاصِescape
لَستُ مِنها بِطامِعٍ في خَلاصِ
I am drowning in the deep sea of passion.
I am drowning in the depths of passion
I do not hope to escape from it.
I have no hope to be saved from it
فَاِرجِعاso return, you two بِالمَلامِwith reproach لاdo not تُبلياهُyou two wear it out
فَاِرجِعا بِالمَلامِ لا تُبلياهُ
ليon me فَشُؤميfor my ill fortune مُثَقَّلٌweighted down بِالرَصاصِwith lead
لي فَشُؤمي مُثَقَّلٌ بِالرَصاصِ
So take your reproach back, you two; do not waste it
So spare me your blame, do not wear it out
on me, for my ill fortune is weighted with lead.
My misfortunes are heavy as lead