أخاO possessor of الخصرthe waist الدَّقيقslender فدتكَmay it ransom you روحِيmy soul
أخا الخصر الدَّقيق فدتكَ روحِي
نعمyes وفدتْand may they ransom ملاحتكyour beauty البراياall creation
نعم وفدتْ ملاحتك البرايا
O you of the slender waist, may my soul ransom you!
O brother of slender waist, I would ransom my soul for you
Yes, and may all creation ransom your beauty!
Yes, and your glances have ransomed the meadows
عسىmay; perhaps تهديهyou give it ليto me ضمًّاin an embrace ومنْand who ليfor me
عسى تهديه لي ضمًّا ومنْ لي
بأنthat يصلwill reach الدَّقيقthe slender waist (also: flour) إلىto الهداياthe gifts
بأن يصل الدَّقيق إلى الهدايا
May you give it to me in an embrace—but who can assure me
May it guide you to me, pressed close, for who else do I have
That the slender waist will find its way among the gifts?
That the slender one may attain the gifts
Sol 6.1