فَرَدّso it brought back عَلىto الفُؤادِthe heart هَوىًa passion عَميداًgrievous
فَرَدّ عَلى الفُؤادِ هَوىً عَميداً
وَسوئِلَand he was asked لَوif يَبينُhe makes clear لَناto us السُّؤالاthe question
وَسوئِلَ لَو يَبينُ لَنا السُّؤالا
So it brought back a grievous passion to the heart.
He settled in the heart an abiding passion
And he was asked if he could make the question clear to us.
If only his question would clarify for us
وَقَدand indeed نُغَنّيwe sing بِهاin it وَنَرىand we see عُصوراًperiods of time
وَقَد نُغَنّي بِها وَنَرى عُصوراً
بِهاin it يَقتَدنَناthey lead us الخردُthe shy maidens الخدالاthe full-limbed
بِها يَقتَدنَنا الخردُ الخدالا
And we would sing there and witness times
And we would be enriched by it and see eras
When shy, full-limbed maidens there would lead us.
In which the young would emulate the old
Sol 6.1