ماwhat لِطَرْفيfor my eye وماand what لذاfor this السَّهرsleeplessness الداthe unceas-
ما لِطَرْفي وما لذا السَّهر الدا
ئم-ing فيهin it وماand what لليلىfor Layla وَلَيْليand my night
ئم فيه وما لليلى وَلَيْلي
What ails my eye, and why this sleeplessness, unceas-
ing within it? And what of Layla and my night?
هَجرتْنيshe forsook me وفازand won بالوَصْلunion أقْواpeo-
هَجرتْني وفاز بالوَصْل أقْوا
مٌ-ple فطُوبىso bliss لواصِليهاfor those united with her وَوَيْليand woe to me
مٌ فطُوبى لواصِليها وَوَيْلي
She forsook me, and union was won by peo-
ple—so blessed are those united with her, and woe to me!
Sol 6.1