مَنwho لِعَينٍfor an eye تُذريsheds مِنَof الدَمعِtears غَرباtorrents
مَن لِعَينٍ تُذري مِنَ الدَمعِ غَربا
مُعمَلٍkept in motion جَفنُهاits eyelid اِختِلاجاًtwitching وَضَرباand fluttering
مُعمَلٍ جَفنُها اِختِلاجاً وَضَربا
Who will tend an eye that sheds torrents of tears,
Its eyelid set twitching and fluttering,
مُعمَلٍkept in motion جَفنُهاits eyelid لِذِكرَةِat remembrance of إِلفٍa beloved
مُعمَلٍ جَفنُها لِذِكرَةِ إِلفٍ
زادَهُincreased for him الشَوقُlonging وَالصَبابَةُand ardent love كَرباanguish
زادَهُ الشَوقُ وَالصَبابَةُ كَربا
Its eyelid stirred by remembrance of a beloved
Whose anguish longing and ardent love have deepened?
لَوif شَرَحتِyou laid open الغَداةَthis morning ياO هِندُHind صَدريmy breast
لَو شَرَحتِ الغَداةَ يا هِندُ صَدري
لَمnot تَجِدfind ليin me يَداكِyour two hands ياO هِندُHind قَلباa heart
لَم تَجِد لي يَداكِ يا هِندُ قَلبا
Were you to lay open my breast this morning, Hind,
Your hands would find no heart in me, Hind.
فَاِعذِرينيso excuse me إِنif كُنتُI am صاحِبَone possessing عُذرٍan excuse
فَاِعذِريني إِن كُنتُ صاحِبَ عُذرٍ
وَاِغفِريand forgive ليme إِنif كُنتُI have been أَذنَبتُcommitting ذَنباa sin
وَاِغفِري لي إِن كُنتُ أَذنَبتُ ذَنبا
So excuse me if I have an excuse,
And forgive me if I have committed a sin.
لَوif تَحَرَّجتِyou felt scruples أَوor تَجَرَّمتِyou found fault مِنّيwith me
لَو تَحَرَّجتِ أَو تَجَرَّمتِ مِنّي
ماnot تَباعَدتِyou drew away كُلَّماwhenever اِزدَدتُI increased قُرباin closeness
ما تَباعَدتِ كُلَّما اِزدَدتُ قُربا
Had you felt scruples, or found fault with me,
You would not have drawn away whenever I drew nearer.
فَصِليso grant union to مُغرَماًone enthralled بِحُبَّكِby love of you قَدalready كاwas (first fragment)
فَصِلي مُغرَماً بِحُبَّكِ قَد كا
نَ(completes 'was') عَلىdespite ماwhat أَولَيتِهِyou bestowed on him بِكِwith you صَبّاpassionately in love
نَ عَلى ما أَولَيتِهِ بِكِ صَبّا
So grant your love to one consumed by love of you, who has
Been passionately yours, despite how you have treated him.