قُلتُI said للحسناءِto the beautiful woman هَمساin a whisper
قُلتُ للحسناءِ هَمسا
قدindeed ملأتِyou (f.) have filled الأرضَthe earth أُنساcompanionable warmth
قد ملأتِ الأرضَ أُنسا
I whispered to the beautiful woman:
I whispered to the beautiful one
You have filled the earth with warmth,
You have filled the earth with intimacy
وصحبتِand you (f.) accompanied الناسَthe people ركباًin a caravan
وصحبتِ الناسَ ركباً
واتَّخَذتِand you (f.) took الطيرَthe birds جنساas kin
واتَّخَذتِ الطيرَ جنسا
and accompanied people in a caravan,
And accompanied people on mounts
and taken the birds as your kin.
And taken birds as companions
ياO ملاكاًan angel لونُهُhis color الأخthe gre- (begins 'green')
يا ملاكاً لونُهُ الأخ
ضَرُ-en (completes 'green') والأبيضُand white لبساin dress
ضَرُ والأبيضُ لبسا
O angel whose color is gre-
O angel whose complexion is green
en and white in dress,
And white is the dress
منكِfrom you (f.) يَهوىdesires الناسُthe people جسماًa body
منكِ يَهوى الناسُ جسماً
وأناand I أشتاقُI yearn for نَفساa soul
وأنا أشتاقُ نَفسا
People desire your body,
People crave your body from you
while I yearn for your soul.
While I yearn for your soul
قُطِعتmay it be severed كلُّevery يمينٍright hand
قُطِعت كلُّ يمينٍ
حاولتit tried جسّاًgroping ولمساand touching
حاولت جسّاً ولمسا
May every right hand be severed
Every oath I took was severed
that has tried to grope and touch.
I tried touching and caressing in vain
Sol 6.1