هَبْنِيsuppose that I لَثَمْتُكَI kissed you فيon لَمَاكْyour dusky lips
هَبْنِي لَثَمْتُكَ في لَمَاكْ
وهَتَفْتُand I cried out باسمِكَwith your name ياO (مَلاكْMalak (angel))
وهَتَفْتُ باسمِكَ يا (مَلاكْ)
Suppose I kissed you on your dusky lips,
Grant me your kiss in my dreams
And cried out your name, O Malak,
And I called your name, O my angel
وحَلَفْتُand I swore فيunder شَرْعِthe law of الهوىlove
وحَلَفْتُ في شَرْعِ الهوى
أنthat لاnot أُفَكِّرَI think فيof سِواكْanyone other than you
أن لا أُفَكِّرَ في سِواكْ
And swore under the law of love
And I swore by the law of love
That I would think of no one but you;
That I will not think of any but you
ورَكَعْتُand I knelt فيat نَهْديكyour two breasts مُبْتَهِلًاin supplication
ورَكَعْتُ في نَهْديك مُبْتَهِلًا
أُلامِسُI touch كلَّevery نجمٍstar فيin سَماكyour sky
أُلامِسُ كلَّ نجمٍ في سَماك
And knelt at your breasts in supplication,
And I bowed before your breasts pleading
Touching every star in your sky.
To touch every star in your sky
هلwill تَرتضيyou be content بِصَبابتيwith my ardent longing؟
هل تَرتضي بِصَبابتي؟
اِقْتَصَّtook vengeance مِنon قَلبيmy heart هَواكlove for you
اِقْتَصَّ مِن قَلبي هَواك
Will you be content with my ardent longing?
Will you accept my youth?
Love for you has taken vengeance on my heart.
Take from my heart your love
فإذاso if أَقَمْتَyou persisted علىin الصُّدُودِturning away
فإذا أَقَمْتَ على الصُّدُودِ
وكلُّand all حُبِّيmy love ماnot نَهاكْdeterred you
وكلُّ حُبِّي ما نَهاكْ
So if you persist in turning away,
But if you insist on rejection
And all my love has not deterred you,
And all my love does not tempt you
فغَدًاthen tomorrow سأرحلُI shall depart عنfrom حَياlife (word beginning)
فغَدًا سأرحلُ عن حَيا
تِكَyour (word ending) غاضِبًاangry، أرجوI hope for رِضاكْyour approval!
تِكَ غاضِبًا، أرجو رِضاكْ!
Then tomorrow I shall depart from the life
Then tomorrow I will leave your life
that is yours, angry, hoping for your approval!
Angry, hoping for your consent!
Sol 6.1