صددتِyou turned away بلاwithout جرمٍwrongdoing صدودَa turning away قطيعةٍseverance of ties
صددتِ بلا جرمٍ صدودَ قطيعةٍ
وعندكِand you think أنّيthat I لاnot أجازيكِI repay you بالصدِّwith rejection
وعندكِ أنّي لا أجازيكِ بالصدِّ
You turned away, though I had done no wrong, severing our ties.
And you think I will not repay you with rejection.
وغرّكِand misled you أنّيthat I فيin إِسارٍcaptivity منof الهوىlove
وغرّكِ أنّي في إِسارٍ من الهوى
وَكَمand how often فَلتَescaped المأسورُthe captive منfrom حَلَقِloops القِدِّthe leather thong
وَكَم فَلتَ المأسورُ من حَلَقِ القِدِّ
And you were misled by my being in love’s captivity.
Yet how often a captive has escaped the loops of a leather thong!
فَلاso do not تَطلبِيyou demand ماwhat ليسis not عنديwith me تعنّتاًout of obstinacy
فَلا تَطلبِي ما ليس عندي تعنّتاً
سيكفيكwill suffice you منِّيfrom me لوif تأمّلتِyou reflected ماwhat عنديwith me
سيكفيك منِّي لو تأمّلتِ ما عندي
So do not obstinately demand what I do not have;
If you reflected, what I have to offer would be enough for you.