مِنfrom عاشِقٍa lover صَبٍّlovesick يُسِرُّconceals الهَوىlove
مِن عاشِقٍ صَبٍّ يُسِرُّ الهَوى
قَدindeed شَفَّهُhas wasted him away الوَجدُlonging إِلىto كُلثُمِKulthum
قَد شَفَّهُ الوَجدُ إِلى كُلثُمِ
From a lovesick lover who conceals his love,
whom longing has wasted away—to Kulthum.
رَأَتكِsaw you عَينيmy eye فَدَعانيso called me الهَوىlove
رَأَتكِ عَيني فَدَعاني الهَوى
إِلَيكِto you لِلحَينِto doom وَلَمand not أَعلَمِI knew
إِلَيكِ لِلحَينِ وَلَم أَعلَمِ
My eye saw you, so love summoned me
to you, to my doom, though I did not know.
قَتَلتِناyou killed us ياoh حَبَّذاhow dear أَنتُمُyou all
قَتَلتِنا يا حَبَّذا أَنتُمُ
فيin غَيرِthe absence of ماemphatic particle جُرمٍcrime وَلاnor مَأثَمِsin
في غَيرِ ما جُرمٍ وَلا مَأثَمِ
You have killed us—oh, how dear you are!—
without any crime or sin.
وَاللَهُand God قَدhas indeed أَنزَلَsent down فيin وَحيِهِHis revelation
وَاللَهُ قَد أَنزَلَ في وَحيِهِ
مُبَيِّناًmaking clear فيin آيِهِHis verses المُحكَمِunambiguous
مُبَيِّناً في آيِهِ المُحكَمِ
And God has sent down in His revelation,
making it clear in His unambiguous verses:
مَنwhoever يَقتُلِkills النَفسَa soul كَذاthus ظالِماًunjustly
مَن يَقتُلِ النَفسَ كَذا ظالِماً
وَلَمand does not يُقِدهاgive in requital for it نَفسَهُhis own life يَظلِمِdoes wrong
وَلَم يُقِدها نَفسَهُ يَظلِمِ
Whoever kills a soul thus unjustly,
and does not yield his own life in requital for it, does wrong.
وَأَنتِand you ثَأريthe one owing me blood فَتَلافَيso redeem دَميmy blood
وَأَنتِ ثَأري فَتَلافَي دَمي
ثُمَّthen اِجعَليهِmake it نِعمَةًa favor تُنعِميyou bestow
ثُمَّ اِجعَليهِ نِعمَةً تُنعِمي
And you owe me blood; so redeem my blood,
then make it a favor you bestow.
وَحَكِّميand appoint as arbiter عَدلاًa just person يَكُنlet him be بَينَناbetween us
وَحَكِّمي عَدلاً يَكُن بَينَنا
أَوor أَنتِyou yourself فيماconcerning what بَينَناis between us فَاِحكُميthen judge
أَو أَنتِ فيما بَينَنا فَاِحكُمي
And appoint a just arbiter to mediate between us,
or you yourself judge what lies between us.
وَجالِسينيand sit with me مَجلِساًa sitting واحِداًone
وَجالِسيني مَجلِساً واحِداً
مِنfrom غَيرِthe absence of ماemphatic particle عارٍdisgrace وَلاnor مُحرَمِa forbidden act
مِن غَيرِ ما عارٍ وَلا مُحرَمِ
And sit with me just once,
without any disgrace or forbidden act.
وَخَبِّرينيand tell me ماwhat الَّذيthat which عِندَكُمis with you all
وَخَبِّريني ما الَّذي عِندَكُم
بِاللَهِby God فيconcerning قَتلِkilling اِمرِئٍa man مُسلِمِMuslim
بِاللَهِ في قَتلِ اِمرِئٍ مُسلِمِ
And tell me what you have to say,
by God, about killing a Muslim man.