بِأَبيwith my father as ransom سَمِيَّةَSumayya سَيِّدِsovereign of الرَيحانِsweet basil
بِأَبي سَمِيَّةَ سَيِّدِ الرَيحانِ
تَرَكَتshe left فُؤاديmy heart دائِمَunceasing الخَفَقانِthrobbing
تَرَكَت فُؤادي دائِمَ الخَفَقانِ
May my father be a ransom for Sumayya, sovereign of sweet basil!
With my father Sumeya, master of basil
She has left my heart ceaselessly throbbing.
My heart is ever restless and fluttering
قولواsay (you all) لِنَرجِسَto Narjis خَلِّصيrescue (addressing a woman) قَلبيmy heart فَقَدfor indeed
قولوا لِنَرجِسَ خَلِّصي قَلبي فَقَد
غَرَّقتِهyou (feminine) drowned it فيin لُجَّةِdeep waters of الهِجرانِabandonment
غَرَّقتِه في لُجَّةِ الهِجرانِ
Tell Narjis: “Rescue my heart, for
Say to the narcissus, set my heart free
you have drowned it in the deep waters of abandonment.”
For you have drowned it in separation's mud
Sol 6.1