لماذاwhy أسبلتyou shed دمعاًtears لِماذاwhy
لماذا أسبلت دمعاً لِماذا
وزهرُand the blossom الخدِّthe cheek لاnot يَهوَىloves الرذاذاthe drizzle
وزهرُ الخدِّ لا يَهوَى الرذاذا
Why have you shed tears—why?
Why did you shed tears—why—
The cheek’s blossom has no love for drizzle.
when the cheek's blossom does not love drizzle?
رأتنيshe saw me طالعاًcoming into view يوماُone day فقالتand she said
رأتني طالعاً يوماُ فقالت
لتُربَيهاto her two age-mates الفتىthe young man العربيُّthe Arab هذاthis
لتُربَيها الفتى العربيُّ هذا
She saw me approaching one day and said
She saw me coming into view one day and said
to her two companions, “This is the Arab youth.”
to her two companions, 'This is the Arab youth.'
أياO قلبُheart الثلاثُthe three women شَهرنَthey declared حرباًwar
أيا قلبُ الثلاثُ شَهرنَ حرباً
وماand not لكَfor you طاقةٌstrength فاطلبso seek ملاذاa refuge
وما لكَ طاقةٌ فاطلب ملاذا
O heart, the three have declared war,
O heart, the three women have declared war,
and you have no strength for it—so seek refuge.
and you have no strength, so seek refuge.
وإلاand if not مُتdie علىin أملٍhope شهيداًas a martyr
وإلا مُت على أملٍ شهيداً
يَرىhe sees فيin الموتِdeath مجداًglory أوor لذاذاdelight
يَرى في الموتِ مجداً أو لذاذا
Or else die hopeful, a martyr
Or else die in hope, a martyr
who sees in death either glory or delight.
who sees in death glory or delight.
Sol 6.1