حبَّذاHow lovely! يومُa day وصالٍof union
حبَّذا يومُ وصالٍ
يصلreaches السعدgood fortune وُقَيْتَهits brief moment
يصل السعد وُقَيْتَه
How lovely is a day of union,
Whose brief hour good fortune attends!
أهAh! منat رخصthe cheapness of محبٍّa lover
أه من رخص محبٍّ
باعهsold him الصبرpatience وليتَهand would that it were
باعه الصبر وليتَه
Ah, how little a lover is worth,
Whom patience sold—and would that
بعتI sold فيamong العشاقِthe lovers روحيmy soul
بعت في العشاقِ روحي
ياO حبيبيmy beloved بِسُتَيْتَهfor a paltry six
يا حبيبي بِسُتَيْتَه
I had sold my soul among the lovers,
O my beloved, for a paltry six!
Sol 6.1