إنif لمnot تكنis عينيmy eye بكمbecause of you
إن لم تكن عيني بكم
لدمعهاbecause of its tears متّهَمةaccused
لدمعها متّهَمة
If my eye is not, on your account,
If my eyes aren't blamed
accused because of its tears,
For their tears
فلاthen may not عَدانيpass me by سَقَمٌillness
فلا عَداني سَقَمٌ
ولوعةand burning anguish ملتَزمةclinging
ولوعة ملتَزمة
then may no illness pass me by,
Then no sickness has afflicted me
nor anguish that clings.
Nor consuming passion
علامَwhy ياO مالكتيmy mistress
علامَ يا مالكتي
كفرانingratitude حبيmy love ولِمَهand why
كفران حبي ولِمَه
Why, O my mistress,
Why, my angel
this ingratitude for my love—and why?
Is my love ungrateful
وسلوَتيand my solace ساكنةٌstill
وسلوَتي ساكنةٌ
وزفرتيand my sigh مغتلِمهraging
وزفرتي مغتلِمه
And my solace lies still,
My solace calm
and my sigh rages.
My sigh suppressed
وكيفand how لاnot يظلمنيhe wrongs me
وكيف لا يظلمني
ظلاّمa tyrant بدرfull moon الظُّلُمةthe darkness
ظلاّم بدر الظُّلُمة
And how could he not wrong me—
And how could the darkness
a tyrant, the full moon of darkness?
Of the full moon night not wrong me