أَلاAh! ياO عُتبَʿUtb ياO قَمَرَmoon الرُصافَهal-Rusafa
أَلا يا عُتبَ يا قَمَرَ الرُصافَه
وَياand O ذاتَpossessor of المَلاحَةِbeauty وَالنَظافَهand cleanliness
وَيا ذاتَ المَلاحَةِ وَالنَظافَه
Ah, O ʿUtb, O moon of al-Rusafa,
And O you of beauty and purity,
رُزِقتِyou were granted مَوَدَّتيmy love وَرُزِقتِand you were granted عَطفيmy tenderness
رُزِقتِ مَوَدَّتي وَرُزِقتِ عَطفي
وَلَمand not أُرزَقI was granted فَدَيتُكَmay I be your ransom مِنكِfrom you رافَهpity
وَلَم أُرزَق فَدَيتُكَ مِنكِ رافَه
You were granted my love and granted my tenderness,
Yet I was granted no pity from you—may I be your ransom.
وَصِرتُand I became مِنَfrom الهَوىlove دَنِفاًwasted with illness سَقيماًill
وَصِرتُ مِنَ الهَوى دَنِفاً سَقيماً
صَريعاًlaid low كَالصَريعِlike one laid low مِنَby السُلافَهchoice wine
صَريعاً كَالصَريعِ مِنَ السُلافَه
And from love I have become wasted and ill,
Laid low, like one laid low by choice wine.
أَظَلُّI remain إِذاwhenever رَأَيتُكَI see you مُستَكيناًsubmissive
أَظَلُّ إِذا رَأَيتُكَ مُستَكيناً
كَأَنَّكَas though you قَدalready بَعَثتِyou sent عَلَيَّupon me آفَهan affliction
كَأَنَّكَ قَد بَعَثتِ عَلَيَّ آفَه
Whenever I see you, I remain submissive,
As though you had sent an affliction upon me.
Sol 6.1