قالواthey said سَيَقتُلُكَwill kill you الغَراpassion (first fragment)
قالوا سَيَقتُلُكَ الغَرا
مُcompletion of 'passion' فَقُلتُso I said مالَكُمُwhat concern have you وَقَتليand my being killed
مُ فَقُلتُ مالَكُمُ وَقَتلي
They said: Passion will kill you.
They said passion would be your end, so I said "Why do you blame me for my own death?
So I said: What is my death to you?
If I find pleasure in love's pain, leave off reproaching me, treat me with kindness."
إِنif كُنتُI am أَرضىI accept willingly المَوتَdeath فيin
إِن كُنتُ أَرضى المَوتَ في
حُبّيmy love دَعواleave off لَوميblaming me وَعَدليand reproaching me (likely intended)
حُبّي دَعوا لَومي وَعَدلي
If I am content with death in
They are intoxicated with the wine of love, spellbound by eyes that entrance,
my love, stop blaming and reproaching me.
My love, they seek to part us, may my family ransom you.
نَشوانُintoxicated مِنfrom ريقِsaliva of الحَبيـthe beloved (first fragment)
نَشوانُ مِن ريقِ الحَبيـ
ـبِcompletion of 'the beloved' وَسِحرِand the magic of أَلحاظٍglances وَدَلِّand coyness
ـبِ وَسِحرِ أَلحاظٍ وَدَلِّ
Intoxicated by the beloved's saliva,
I have clung to the rope of your love, so cling, my love, to my rope.
and the magic of glances and coyness.
هُمthey ياO حَبيبيmy beloved يَبتَغوthey seek (first fragment)
هُم يا حَبيبي يَبتَغو
نَcompletion of 'they seek' فِراقَناour separation تَفديكَmay they ransom you أَهليmy family
نَ فِراقَنا تَفديكَ أَهلي
They, my beloved, seek
our separation—may my family be your ransom!
لَقَدindeed اِعتَصَمتُI held fast بِحَبلِto the cord of حُـlove (first fragment)
لَقَد اِعتَصَمتُ بِحَبلِ حُـ
ـبِكَyour love (final fragment) فَاِعتَصِمso hold fast حُبّاًout of love بِحَبليto my cord
ـبِكَ فَاِعتَصِم حُبّاً بِحَبلي
Indeed, I have held fast to the cord of your
love; so, out of love, hold fast to my cord.
Partial English translation: 5 of 10 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1