يَشتَاقُyearns قَلبيmy heart إلَىfor مَليكَةَMalikah لَوif only
يَشتَاقُ قَلبي إلَى مَليكَةَ لَو
أَمسَتshe were قَريباًnear لِمَنto whoever يُطالِبُهاseeks her
أَمسَت قَريباً لِمَن يُطالِبُها
My heart yearns for Malikah—if only
My heart longs for a queen if only
she were near to the one who seeks her!
She were close to the one who seeks her
ماhow أَحسَنَbeautiful الجِيدَthe neck مِنof مَلكَةَMalikah والand the…
ما أَحسَنَ الجِيدَ مِن مَلكَةَ وال
لَّبَّاتِthroat hollows إذwhen زانَهاadorned her تَرائِبُهاher collarbones
لَّبَّاتِ إذ زانَها تَرائِبُها
How lovely are Malikah’s neck and
How beautiful is the necklace on the queen's neck
throat-hollows, graced by her collarbones!
When her ornaments adorn her
ياoh لَيتَنيif only I لَيلَةًone night إذاwhen هَجَعَslept النَّاthe peo-
يا لَيتَني لَيلَةً إذا هَجَعَ النَّا
سُ-ple ورامَand quieted الكِلابَthe dogs صاحِبُهاtheir master
سُ ورامَ الكِلابَ صاحِبُها
Ah, if only I [were with her] one night, when the people slept
Oh how I wish one night when people
and their master had quieted the dogs,
Sleep and dogs guard their masters
فيon لَيلَةٍa night لاnot نَرَىwe see بِهاduring it أَحَداًanyone
في لَيلَةٍ لا نَرَى بِها أَحَداً
يَحكيtells tales عَلَينَاabout us إلاَّexcept كَواكِبُهاits stars
يَحكي عَلَينَا إلاَّ كَواكِبُها
on a night when we could see no one
On a night when we see no one
to tell tales on us except its stars!
Who can talk about us except her stars
Sol 6.1