أَياO سَيِّدَةَlady الناسِthe people
أَيا سَيِّدَةَ الناسِ
لَقَدindeed قَطَّعتِyou cut off أَنفاسيmy breaths
لَقَد قَطَّعتِ أَنفاسي
O lady of humankind,
O lady of all people
You have indeed cut off my breath.
You have fragmented my breath
وَياand O ديباجَةَbrocade الحُسنِbeauty
وَيا ديباجَةَ الحُسنِ
وَياand O رامُشنَةَbouquet الآسِmyrtle
وَيا رامُشنَةَ الآسِ
And O brocade of beauty,
O fabric of beauty
And O bouquet of myrtle.
O adornment of tenderness
يَلومونيthey blame me عَلىfor الحُبَّlove
يَلوموني عَلى الحُبَّ
وَماand there is no بِالحُبِّin love مِنany باسِharm
وَما بِالحُبِّ مِن باسِ
They blame me for love,
They blame me for love
Yet there is no harm in love.
Yet with love there is no harm
أَلاlo قَدindeed قَدَمَتhas arrived فَوزٌFawz
أَلا قَد قَدَمَت فَوزٌ
فَقَرَّتso was gladdened عَينُeye عَبّاسِAbbas
فَقَرَّت عَينُ عَبّاسِ
Lo, Fawz has arrived,
Behold, you have arrived in triumph
So Abbas's eye is gladdened.
While Abbas' eyes have sunken
لِمَنfor whoever بَشّرَنيbrought me good news البَشرَىthe glad tidings
لِمَن بَشّرَني البَشرَى
عَلىupon العَينينِthe two eyes وَالراسِand the head
عَلى العَينينِ وَالراسِ
For whoever brought me the glad tidings—
To the bearer of glad tidings
A place upon my eyes and head!
For my eyes and my head
Sol 6.1