ياO مؤيسيyou who make me despair بتجنيهthrough his unjust treatment وهجرتهand his desertion
يا مؤيسي بتجنيه وهجرته
هلquestion marker حرمhas forbidden الحبlove تسويفيputting me off وتعليليand soothing me with hopes
هل حرم الحب تسويفي وتعليلي
O you whose cruelty and desertion drive me to despair,
O you who blame me for delaying and abandoning,
Has love forbidden putting me off and soothing me with hopes?
Is love forbidden to give me hope and excuses?
يبديreveals ليto me اليأسdespair تصريحاplainly فتكذبهyet belies it
يبدي لي اليأس تصريحا فتكذبه
طماعتيmy eager longing وأرىand I see الآمالhopes تمليgrant respite ليto me
طماعتي وأرى الآمال تملي لي
Despair reveals itself plainly to me, yet is belied
Despair shows itself to me but my greed denies it,
By my eager longing; and I see hopes granting me respite.
And I see hopes being dictated to me.
وقدand indeed رضيتI have been content قليلاa little منكfrom you تبذلهyou bestow it
وقد رضيت قليلا منك تبذله
فماso what احتياليmy recourse إذاif استكثرتyou deem too much تقليليmy reducing my request
فما احتيالي إذا استكثرت تقليلي
And I have been content with a little you might bestow;
I would have been satisfied with the little you give me,
So what recourse have I if you deem even my reduced request too much?
So why blame me if I seek more of your affection?