أَياO قَضيبَslender bough نَقاًa sand dune مِنfrom فَوقِهِabove it قَمَرٌa moon
أَيا قَضيبَ نَقاً مِن فَوقِهِ قَمَرٌ
مَتىwhen أَراكَI see you إِلىtoward المُشتاقِthe yearning lover تَنعطِفُyou turn
مَتى أَراكَ إِلى المُشتاقِ تَنعطِفُ
O bough upon a sand dune, with a moon above it,
When shall I see you turn toward the yearning lover?
ياO واحدَmatchless one الحُسنِbeauty هَلis there مِنany ناصِرٍhelper لِفَتىًfor a youth
يا واحدَ الحُسنِ هَل مِن ناصِرٍ لِفَتىً
أَذابَهُmelted him away المُقلِقانِthe two tormentors السُهدُsleeplessness وَالدنفُand wasting sickness
أَذابَهُ المُقلِقانِ السُهدُ وَالدنفُ
O matchless one in beauty, is there a helper for a youth
Whom the two tormentors, sleeplessness and wasting sickness, have melted away?
سَباهُtook him captive مِنكَfrom you عِذارٌcheek-down أَخضرٌgreen فَصَباso he fell in love
سَباهُ مِنكَ عِذارٌ أَخضرٌ فَصَبا
وَهاجَهُand inflamed him الفاتِنانِthe two charmers الدَلَّcoquetry وَالهيَفُand slenderness
وَهاجَهُ الفاتِنانِ الدَلَّ وَالهيَفُ
Your green cheek-down took him captive, and he fell in love;
And the two charmers, coquetry and slenderness, inflamed him.
مُتيَّمٌenslaved by love لَمnot يَزَلcease بِالحُسنِby beauty مفتَتِناenchanted
مُتيَّمٌ لَم يَزَل بِالحُسنِ مفتَتِنا
أَصابهstruck him الساحِرانِthe two sorcerers الغُنجُcoy charm وَالوَطَفُand luxuriant lashes
أَصابه الساحِرانِ الغُنجُ وَالوَطَفُ
Enslaved by love, he has never ceased to be enchanted by beauty;
The two sorcerers, coy charm and luxuriant lashes, have smitten him.
ياO عاذِليmy reproacher كُفَّdesist عَنّيfrom me أَوor فَزِدthen increase عَذلاًreproach
يا عاذِلي كُفَّ عَنّي أَو فَزِد عَذلاً
إِنيindeed I فُتِنتُI was bewitched بِمَنby one who فيon وَجهِهِhis face كَلَفُfreckles (also ardent love)
إِني فُتِنتُ بِمَن في وَجهِهِ كَلَفُ
O my reproacher, leave me be—or heap on more reproach:
I am indeed bewitched by one whose face is freckled.
الوَجهُthe face مَعwith مُهجَتيmy heart إِذwhen بانَhe departed مُتَّفِقٌin accord
الوَجهُ مَع مُهجَتي إِذ بانَ مُتَّفِقٌ
وَالنَومُand sleep معwith مُقلَتيmy eye مُذsince غابَhe vanished مُختَلِفُat odds
وَالنَومُ مع مُقلَتي مُذ غابَ مُختَلِفُ
His face and my heart were in accord when he departed;
And sleep and my eye have been at odds since he vanished.
Sol 6.1