أَقولُI say وَالرَكبُwhile the riders قَدalready مَلَتhave drooped عَمائِمُهُمtheir turbans
أَقولُ وَالرَكبُ قَد مَلَت عَمائِمُهُم
وَقَدand already سَقىgave to drink القَومَthe company كَأسَthe cup of النَشوَةِintoxication السَهَرُsleeplessness
وَقَد سَقى القَومَ كَأسَ النَشوَةِ السَهَرُ
I say, while the riders' turbans have drooped,
And sleeplessness has made the company drink the cup of intoxication:
ياoh لَيتَif only أَنّيthat I بِأَتوابيwith my garments وَراحِلَتيand my mount
يا لَيتَ أَنّي بِأَتوابي وَراحِلَتي
عَبدٌa slave لِأَهلِكِto your family طولَthroughout الدَهرِall time مُؤتَجَرُhired
عَبدٌ لِأَهلِكِ طولَ الدَهرِ مُؤتَجَرُ
Oh, if only I, with my garments and my mount,
Were a hired slave to your family for all time.
إِنif كانَis ذاthis قَدَراًfate يُؤتيكِgrants you نافِلَةًan extra gift
إِن كانَ ذا قَدَراً يُؤتيكِ نافِلَةً
وَسَنّاdrowsiness وَيُحرِمُناand deprives us ماnot أَنصَفَacted justly القَدَرُfate
وَسَنّا وَيُحرِمُنا ما أَنصَفَ القَدَرُ
If this is fate, granting you an extra gift of
Slumber and denying it to us, fate has not been fair.
جِنِيَّةٌa female jinn أَولَهاor she has جِنٌّa jinn يُعَلِّمُهاteaches her
جِنِيَّةٌ أَولَها جِنٌّ يُعَلِّمُها
رَميَshooting at القُلوبِhearts بِقَوسٍwith a bow مالَهاit has no وَتَرُbowstring
رَميَ القُلوبِ بِقَوسٍ مالَها وَتَرُ
She is a female jinn, or has a jinn who teaches her
To shoot at hearts with a bow that has no string.
Sol 6.1