سَيَهلَكُwill perish ياO سَلمىSalma شَفيقone who cares tenderly عَلَيكُمُfor you all
سَيَهلَكُ يا سَلمى شَفيق عَلَيكُمُ
إِذاif غالَنيcarries me off مِنfrom حادِثِcalamity of الدَهرِtime غائِلُهits fatal blow
إِذا غالَني مِن حادِثِ الدَهرِ غائِلُه
O Salma, one who cares tenderly for you all will perish,
if a fatal blow from time's calamities should carry me off.
كَريمٌa noble man يُميتُputs to death السِرَّthe secret حَتّىuntil كَأَنَّهُas though he
كَريمٌ يُميتُ السِرَّ حَتّى كَأَنَّهُ
إِذاwhen استَخبَروهُthey ask him for news عَنabout حَديثِكِyour story جاهِلُهignorant of it
إِذا استَخبَروهُ عَن حَديثِكِ جاهِلُه
A noble man who puts the secret to death, until he seems
ignorant of your story when they ask him about it.
يَوَدُّhe wishes لَوif only امسَىhe became by evening ذاhaving سَقامٍillness لَعَلَّهاperhaps she
يَوَدُّ لَو امسَى ذا سَقامٍ لَعَلَّها
إِذاwhen سَمِعَتshe hears عَنهُabout him بِشَكوىof an ailment تُراسِلُهshe sends him word
إِذا سَمِعَت عَنهُ بِشَكوى تُراسِلُه
He wishes he might be ill come evening, hoping that she,
when she hears of his suffering, might send him word.
وَيَهتَزُّand he is stirred لِلمَعروفِto good deeds فيin طَلَبِpursuit of العُلاglory
وَيَهتَزُّ لِلمَعروفِ في طَلَبِ العُلا
لِتُحمَدَso that they may be praised يَوماًone day عِندَin the presence of سَلمىSalma شَمائِلُهhis virtues
لِتُحمَدَ يَوماً عِندَ سَلمى شَمائِلُه
And he thrills to good deeds in pursuit of glory,
so that one day his virtues may be praised before Salma.
Sol 6.1