سعيتُI strove فيin حبِّlove of هيفاa slender-waisted beauty
سعيتُ في حبِّ هيفا
تحلوshe is sweet وتكويand she scorches طفليهْa little girl (uncertain reading)
تحلو وتكوي طفليهْ
I strove for the love of a slender beauty,
I sought the love of graceful Hifa,
Sweet yet searing—a little girl.
She warms and burns my inner child,
وقيلand it was said عيِّنassign لهاto her اسماًa name
وقيل عيِّن لها اسماً
فقلتso I said ستِّيmy lady بخيلهْstingy
فقلت ستِّي بخيلهْ
And it was said, “Give her a name.”
And I was told to name this love,
So I said, “My Lady Stingy.”
So I called her "Sitti", my miser.
Sol 6.1