قطعتَyou tore بالعَتْبwith reproach حَشاًa heart لمnot يزلcease
قطعتَ بالعَتْب حَشاً لم يزل
يَقْطَعُهtears it الفَقْدُdeprivation للُقْياكاof meeting you
يَقْطَعُه الفَقْدُ للُقْياكا
With reproach you tore a heart that has never ceased
You cut off a love that never ceased
to be torn by being deprived of meeting you.
To be severed by your absence
لاdo not تَتَّهمنيaccuse me بالجَفاof coldness ظالماًunjustly
لا تَتَّهمني بالجَفا ظالماً
حَسْبيenough for me منfrom الأيامthe days رؤياكاthe sight of you
حَسْبي من الأيام رؤياكا
Do not unjustly accuse me of coldness;
Do not accuse me unjustly of aloofness
the sight of you is all I need from life.
It is enough that I see you in my dreams
وكيفand how أنساكI forget you وليand I have مُهْجَةٌa soul
وكيف أنساك ولي مُهْجَةٌ
حياتُهاits life ماءُthe water ثناياكاyour front teeth
حياتُها ماءُ ثناياكا
And how can I forget you, when I have a soul
And how could I forget you when I have
whose life is the water of your front teeth?
A soul whose life is your embrace
واللهby God لاnot أَنْسَىI forget لهof his قَوْلَهُhis words
والله لا أَنْسَى له قَوْلَهُ
كَمْhow often تتناسانيyou pretend to forget me وأَرْعَاكاand I care for you
كَمْ تتناساني وأَرْعَاكا
By God, I shall not forget his words:
By God, I do not forget his words
"How often you pretend to forget me, while I care for you!
How often you forget me and are diverted
إنif كنتَyou are منfrom نسلthe offspring مُعِزّMuʿizz (exalter) الهُدَىal-Hudā (guidance)
إن كنتَ من نسل مُعِزّ الهُدَى
كيفhow تُرَىare you seen فيin الحبّlove أَفّاكاa habitual liar
كيف تُرَى في الحبّ أَفّاكا
If you are descended from Muʿizz al-Hudā,
If you are from the lineage of the guide to glory
how can you be seen as a liar in love?"
How could you be so fickle in love
فقلتُso I said لاmay not أفضلتُI show generosity إنif لمnot أَكنI am
فقلتُ لا أفضلتُ إن لم أَكن
مُقَبِّلاًkissing منfor أجلthe sake of ذاthis فاكاyour mouth
مُقَبِّلاً من أجل ذا فاكا
I replied, "May I show no generosity if I am not
So I said, I would not prefer
kissing your mouth for this."
To kiss another pair of lips but yours