يَشتاقُlongs قَلبيmy heart إِلىfor مَليكَةٍMalikah لَوif only
يَشتاقُ قَلبي إِلى مَليكَةٍ لَو
أَمسَتshe were at evening قَريباًnear مِمَّنto the one who يُطالِبُهاseeks her
أَمسَت قَريباً مِمَّن يُطالِبُها
My heart longs for Malikah—if only
she were at evening near the one who seeks her!
ماhow أَحسَنَbeautiful الجيدِthe neck مِنof مَليكَةٍMalikah وَالـand the
ما أَحسَنَ الجيدِ مِن مَليكَةٍ وَالـ
لَبّاتِthroat-hollows إِذwhen زانَهاadorned her تَرائِبُهاher breastbones
لَبّاتِ إِذ زانَها تَرائِبُها
How lovely are Malikah's neck and
throat-hollows, as her breastbones adorn her!
ياoh لَيتَنيwould that I لَيلَةًone night إِذاwhen هَجعَslumbered النّاthe people (first part)
يا لَيتَني لَيلَةً إِذا هَجعَ النّا
سُcompletion of 'people' وَنامَand lulled to sleep الكِلابَthe dogs صاحِبُهاtheir owner
سُ وَنامَ الكِلابَ صاحِبُها
Would that I were with her one night, when people slumber,
and their owner has lulled the dogs to sleep,
فيin لَيلَةٍa night لاnot يُرىis seen بِهاin it أَحَدٌanyone
في لَيلَةٍ لا يُرى بِها أَحَدٌ
يَسعىspies عَلَيناon us إِلاّexcept كَواكِبُهاits stars
يَسعى عَلَينا إِلاّ كَواكِبُها
on a night when no one can be seen
spying on us except its stars.
لِتَبكِنيlet her weep for me قَينَةٌa singing girl وَمَزهَرُهاand her lute
لِتَبكِني قَينَةٌ وَمَزهَرُها
وَلتَبكِنيand let it weep for me قَهوَةٌwine وَشارِبُهاand its drinker
وَلتَبكِني قَهوَةٌ وَشارِبُها
Let a singing girl and her lute weep for me;
and let wine and its drinker weep for me;
وَلتَبكِنيand let her weep for me ناقَةٌa she-camel إِذاwhen رَحَلَتshe sets out
وَلتَبكِني ناقَةٌ إِذا رَحَلَت
وَغابَand vanished فيinto سَردَحٍa broad plain مَناكِبُهاher shoulders
وَغابَ في سَردَحٍ مَناكِبُها
and let a she-camel weep for me when she sets out
and her shoulders vanish into a broad plain;
وَلتَبكِنيand let it weep for me عُصبَةٌa band إِذاwhen إِجتَمَعَتit gathers
وَلتَبكِني عُصبَةٌ إِذا إِجتَمَعَت
لَمdid not يَعلَمِknow الناسُthe people ماwhat عَواقِبُهاits outcomes
لَم يَعلَمِ الناسُ ما عَواقِبُها
and let a band weep for me: when it gathers,
people do not know what will come of it.
فَماso what تُرَجّيhope for النُفوسُsouls مِنfrom طَلَبِseeking الـthe
فَما تُرَجّي النُفوسُ مِن طَلَبِ الـ
خَيرِgood وَحُبُّand love of الحَياةِlife كاذِبُهاdeceives them
خَيرِ وَحُبُّ الحَياةِ كاذِبُها
What, then, do souls hope to gain by seeking
good, when love of life deceives them?
Sol 6.1