يامنO you whom أحِبُّI love يراعيmy reed pen غاضَdried up جدولُهُits stream
يامن أحِبُّ يراعي غاضَ جدولُهُ
فأينwhere, then أهرُبُI flee منfrom صَيْفيmy summer وأبتردand cool myself؟
فأين أهرُبُ من صَيْفي وأبترد؟
O you whom I love, my reed pen's stream has run dry.
O you who loves to pasture by the flowing stream
Where, then, can I flee from my summer and cool myself?
Where can I escape from my summer and cool down?
وليسَand there is no ليfor me مَرْكِبٌvessel أغزوI conquer البحورَthe seas بهwith it
وليسَ لي مَرْكِبٌ أغزو البحورَ به
وليسand there is no ليfor me عُددٌequipment تُغنيsuffices ولاnor عَدَدُnumerical strength
وليس لي عُددٌ تُغني ولا عَدَدُ
And I have no vessel with which to conquer the seas,
I have no ship to raid the seas with
And I have no equipment that suffices, nor strength in numbers.
Nor do I have wealth or possessions
وكيفَand how أنْشِدُI sing للعُشَّاقِfor the lovers أغنيةًa song
وكيفَ أنْشِدُ للعُشَّاقِ أغنيةً
ومُهْجتيand my heart فيin سجونِthe prisons of الوَجْدِpassionate longing تُضطَهَدُis persecuted
ومُهْجتي في سجونِ الوَجْدِ تُضطَهَدُ
And how can I sing a song for lovers,
How can I sing a song for the lovers
While my heart is persecuted in the prisons of longing?
When my innermost being is oppressed by passion?
ياoh ليتنيif only I لمnot أفَرِّطْI neglect فيin تراثthe heritage of أبيmy father
يا ليتني لم أفَرِّطْ في تراث أبي
لماwhen استهانَscorned بهit الأحفادُthe grandchildren والولَدُand the offspring
لما استهانَ به الأحفادُ والولَدُ
Oh, if only I had not neglected my father's heritage
I wish I had not squandered my father's inheritance
When the grandchildren and offspring scorned it.
When the grandchildren and children held it in contempt
Sol 6.1