هَاكَhere, take قَلْبِmy heart فَسِرْthen journey بِهِwith it
هَاكَ قَلْبِ فَسِرْ بِهِ
لِلحْمِىَto the sanctuary دُونَbefore سَرْبهِits flock
لِلحْمِىَ دُونَ سَرْبهِ
Here, take my heart and journey with it
There is a heart, so interpret it
to the sanctuary, before its flock.
For the zealous without confusing it
فَلَكَمْfor how many فِيin خَيَامِهِits tents
فَلَكَمْ فِي خَيَامِهِ
مِنْof فَقِيدٍone bereft لِقَلْبِهِof his heart
مِنْ فَقِيدٍ لِقَلْبِهِ
For how many within its tents
So for how many in his tents
are bereft of their hearts!
Is it a loss of his heart
وَتَعرَّضْand expose yourself بِذَىat Dhu النَّقَاal-Naqa
وَتَعرَّضْ بِذَى النَّقَا
لِلصِّبَاto the east wind فيِin مَهَبِّهِits course
لِلصِّبَا فيِ مَهَبِّهِ
And at Dhu al-Naqa, expose yourself
And exposed to the harm of time
to the east wind where it blows.
To youth in its exuberance
فَهْوَfor it is نَشْرٌa fragrance مُعَطَّرٌperfumed
فَهْوَ نَشْرٌ مُعَطَّرٌ
بِشَذَاwith the sweet scent of نَشْرِthe perfume of عُرْبِهِits Arab folk
بِشَذَا نَشْرِ عُرْبِهِ
For it is a perfumed fragrance,
It is a fragrant spread
sweet with the perfume of its Arab folk.
With the aroma of its Arabness
وَإِذَاand when مَاever (emphatic) دَعَاكَcalls you
وَإِذَا مَا دَعَاكَ
دَاعِيthe herald of هَوَاهُمْlove for them فَلَبِّهِthen answer him
دَاعِي هَوَاهُمْ فَلَبِّهِ
And whenever you are called
And if the caller of their passion
by the herald of love for them, answer him.
Calls you, then answer his call
Sol 6.1