أَياO حِبُّbeloved اللَهِby God لِمَwhy هَجَرتَنيyou forsook me
أَيا حِبُّ اللَهِ لِمَ هَجَرتَني
صَدَدتِyou turned away عِنّىfrom me فَماand so not تُبالينيyou care for me
صَدَدتِ عِنّى فَما تُباليني
O beloved, by God, why have you forsaken me?
Oh love of God, why have you forsaken me
You turned away from me and do not care for me.
Turned away from me, no longer caring for me
وَآمِلُand one hoping for الوَعدَthe promise مِنكِfrom you ذوhaving غَرَرٍrisk
وَآمِلُ الوَعدَ مِنكِ ذو غَرَرٍ
لاdo not تَخدَعيهِdeceive him كَماas خَدَعتينيyou deceived me
لا تَخدَعيهِ كَما خَدَعتيني
And he who hopes for your promise is at risk.
And I, hopeful of your promise, though misled
Do not deceive him as you deceived me.
Do not deceive him as you have deceived me
أَينَwhere اليَمينُthe oath الَّتيthat حَلَفتُI swore بِهاby it
أَينَ اليَمينُ الَّتي حَلَفتُ بِها
وَالشاهِدُand the witness اللَهُGod ثُمَّthen خُنتينيyou betrayed me
وَالشاهِدُ اللَهُ ثُمَّ خُنتيني
Where is the oath that I swore?
Where is the oath to which I swore
And God was the witness; then you betrayed me.
With God as my witness, though you betrayed me