قُلsay لِمَنto the one who لمdid not يَرْعَhonor عَهدِيmy covenant
قُل لِمَن لم يَرْعَ عَهدِي
والّذِيand who ضَيَّعsquandered وُدِّيmy affection
والّذِي ضَيَّع وُدِّي
Say to the one who did not honor my covenant,
and who squandered my affection:
ياO فَدتْكَmay it ransom you النفسُthe soul قدindeed أسstart of أسرفتَ: you went too far
يا فَدتْكَ النفسُ قد أس
رفتَend of أسرفتَ: you went too far فيin هَجريforsaking me وصَدّيand shunning me
رفتَ في هَجري وصَدّي
O you—may my soul be your ransom—you have gone
too far in forsaking and shunning me.
إنّماonly وَصلُكَyour affection مبذوstart of مبذولٌ: offered
إنّما وَصلُكَ مبذو
لٌend of مبذولٌ: offered لِخلٍّto a friend مُستَجَدِّnewfound
لٌ لِخلٍّ مُستَجَدِّ
Your affection is offered only
to a newfound friend.
فابقِso save منof هَجركَyour desertion حظّاًa share
فابقِ من هَجركَ حظّاً
لِلَّذيfor the one who يَهواكَloves you بَعْديafter me
لِلَّذي يَهواكَ بَعْدي
So save a share of your desertion
for the one who loves you after me.