ماعَلَيهاwhat harm would it do her لَوif أَنَّهاthat she أَذِنَتgave permission ليto me
ماعَلَيها لَو أَنَّها أَذِنَت لي
فيin كِتابٍa letter فَقَدfor indeed نَهَتَنيshe forbade me مِراراrepeatedly
في كِتابٍ فَقَد نَهَتَني مِرارا
What harm would it do her if she let me
write a letter? She has forbidden me time and again.
حاذَرَتshe feared أَنto تَرِقَّgrow tender ليtoward me فَهيَso she لاnot تَزshe grows (first part)
حاذَرَت أَن تَرِقَّ لي فَهيَ لا تَز
دادُcompletion of 'she grows' إِلّاexcept تَباعُداًdistance وَنِفاراand aversion
دادُ إِلّا تَباعُداً وَنِفارا
She feared growing tender toward me, so she becomes
only more distant and averse.
أَيُّهاO you الراقِدونَwho sleep حَوليaround me أَعينوhelp
أَيُّها الراقِدونَ حَولي أَعينو
نيme عَلىthrough اللّيلِthe night حِسبَةًfor God's sake وَاِئتِجاراand seeking reward
ني عَلى اللّيلِ حِسبَةً وَاِئتِجارا
O you who sleep around me, help
me through the night, for God's sake and in hope of His reward.
حَدِّثونيtell me عَنِabout النَهارِthe day حَديثاًsome talk
حَدِّثوني عَنِ النَهارِ حَديثاً
أَوor صِفوهdescribe it فَقَدfor indeed نَسيتُI have forgotten النَهاراthe day
أَو صِفوه فَقَد نَسيتُ النَهارا
Tell me something about the day,
or describe it, for I have forgotten the day.
Sol 6.1