كنتI used to أشكوcomplain إلىto خيالكyour image فيin النوsleep (first part of النوم)
كنت أشكو إلى خيالك في النو
مcompletion of النوم ('sleep') اشتياقيmy longing فقدso indeed منعتyou withheld الخيالاthe image
م اشتياقي فقد منعت الخيالا
I used to complain to your image in sleep
I used to complain to your imagination in the night
of my longing; but you have withheld even that image.
Of my longing, for you had forbidden fantasies
أنتyou علمتنيyou taught me الصدودturning away فلوso if only عدreturned (first part of عدت)
أنت علمتني الصدود فلو عد
تyou (suffix completing عدت) بوصلwith affection أعادrestored منكfrom you الوصالاunion
ت بوصل أعاد منك الوصالا
You taught me estrangement; if only you returned
You taught me rejection, so if you were to return
with affection that would restore the bond with you.
And reunite, would reunion come from you?
ياO جحوداًdenier لماof what يقاسيهit endures قلبيmy heart
يا جحوداً لما يقاسيه قلبي
شاهديmy witness عبرةa tear تفيضoverflows انهمالاin torrents
شاهدي عبرة تفيض انهمالا
O you who deny what my heart endures,
Oh you who deny what my heart bears
my witness is a tear overflowing in torrents.
Witness my overflowing tears cascading down
ماnot أذابmelted الفؤادthe heart إلاexcept احتراقburning
ما أذاب الفؤاد إلا احتراق
واشتياقand longing يزيدincreases قلبيmy heart اشتعالاin burning
واشتياق يزيد قلبي اشتعالا
Nothing has melted the heart but burning,
Nothing melted my heart but burning
and longing that makes my heart burn more fiercely.
And longing that makes my heart blaze even more