وفقتI was favored بمطرابwith a melodious singer العشيّاتِthe evenings والضحىand the forenoon
وفقت بمطراب العشيّاتِ والضحى
فظِلْتُso I kept on أسحُّpouring forth الدمعَtears وهْيَwhile she ترنَّمُsings
فظِلْتُ أسحُّ الدمعَ وهْيَ ترنَّمُ
I was favored with a melodious singer of evenings and forenoon;
So I kept pouring forth tears while she sang.
حليفةَa companion شجْوٍof sorrow هاجstirred ماwhat بيwas within me وماand what بهاwas within her
حليفةَ شجْوٍ هاج ما بي وما بها
تباريحُtorments شوقٍof longing يشتكيهhe laments it المُتيَّمُthe lovesick one
تباريحُ شوقٍ يشتكيه المُتيَّمُ
A companion in sorrow—what lay within me and within her was stirred
By the torments of longing that the lovesick one laments.
فباحso spoke openly بهof it فُوهاher mouth وأخفتْهand concealed it عينُهاher eye
فباح به فُوها وأخفتْه عينُها
وباحتand spoke openly بهof it عينيmy eye وكاتمهand keeping it secret الفمُthe mouth
وباحت به عيني وكاتمه الفمُ
So her mouth revealed it, while her eye concealed it;
And my eye revealed it, while my mouth kept it secret.
Sol 6.1