أَتَهجُرُdoes she forsake? لَيلىLayla لِلفِراقِfor parting حَبيبُهاher beloved
أَتَهجُرُ لَيلى لِلفِراقِ حَبيبُها
وَماand not كانَwas نَفساًsoul بِالفِراقِwith separation تَطيبُis content
وَما كانَ نَفساً بِالفِراقِ تَطيبُ
Does Layla forsake her beloved for parting,
though his soul has never been content with separation?
إِذاwhen قيلَit is said مَنwho ماءُwater الفُراتِthe Euphrates وَطيبُهُand its sweetness
إِذا قيلَ مَن ماءُ الفُراتِ وَطيبُهُ
تَعَرَّضَappeared ليto me مِنهاfrom her أَغَنُّsweetly nasal-voiced غَضوبُquick-tempered
تَعَرَّضَ لي مِنها أَغَنُّ غَضوبُ
When it is asked, “Who is the Euphrates’ water and its sweetness?”
Her sweetly nasal-voiced, quick-tempered self appears before me.
Sol 6.1