ياO قَضيباًslender bough فيin كَثيبِa sand dune
يا قَضيباً في كَثيبِ
تَمَّbecame perfect فيin حُسنٍbeauty وَطيبِand sweetness
تَمَّ في حُسنٍ وَطيبِ
O slender bough in a sand dune,
O rod in the folds
O slender bough upon a sand dune,
perfect in beauty and sweetness!
Complete in beauty and goodness
Perfect in beauty and sweet delight,
ياO قَريبَnear الدارِthe home ماnot وَصـunion (first part)
يا قَريبَ الدارِ ما وَصـ
ـلُكَyour union (continued) مِنّيfrom me بِقَريبِat all near
ـلُكَ مِنّي بِقَريبِ
O you whose home is near, union with you
O neighbor of the house, what brought you near
O neighbor of my dwelling, yet your
is not near to me.
To me, O intimate friend?
union is not near to me,
ياO حَبيبيmy beloved بِأَبيwith my father as your ransom أَنـmade forget (first part)
يا حَبيبي بِأَبي أَنـ
ـسَيتَنيyou made me forget (continued) كُلَّevery حَبيبِbeloved
ـسَيتَني كُلَّ حَبيبِ
O my beloved, my father be your ransom—you have made me
O my beloved, by my father, did you
O my beloved, my ransom, you
forget every beloved.
Forget me, O all beloved?
made me forget every other love,
لِشَقائيfor my misery صاغَكَfashioned you اللَـGod (first part)
لِشَقائي صاغَكَ اللَـ
ـهُGod (continued) حَبيباًa beloved لِلقُلوبِto the hearts
ـهُ حَبيباً لِلقُلوبِ
For my misery, God fashioned you
For my misery, God made you
For my misery, God has fashioned
as a beloved of hearts.
A lover of hearts
you as the beloved of all hearts.
Sol 6.1