سَرىjourneyed by night ذاthis الهَمّsorrow بَلrather طَرَقاcame calling by night
سَرى ذا الهَمّ بَل طَرَقا
فَبِتُّso I spent the night مُسَهَّداًkept awake قَلِقاrestless
فَبِتُّ مُسَهَّداً قَلِقا
This sorrow journeyed by night—nay, came calling;
so I spent the night sleepless and restless.
كَذاكَlike that الحُبُّlove مِمّاamong what يُحـbrings on (word begins)
كَذاكَ الحُبُّ مِمّا يُحـ
ـدِثُ(completes 'brings on') التَسهيدَsleeplessness والأَرَقاand insomnia
ـدِثُ التَسهيدَ والأَرَقا
Such is love, among the things that bring
on sleeplessness and insomnia.
قَطوفُslow-paced المَشيgait إِذwhen تَمشيshe walks
قَطوفُ المَشي إِذ تَمشي
تَرىyou see فيin مَشيِهاher gait خَرَقاawkwardness
تَرى في مَشيِها خَرَقا
Slow of gait when she walks,
you see awkwardness in her gait;
وَتُثقِلُهاand weigh her down عَجيزَتُهاher buttocks
وَتُثقِلُها عَجيزَتُها
إِذاwhen وَلَّتshe turns away لِتَنطَلِقاto set off
إِذا وَلَّت لِتَنطَلِقا
and her buttocks weigh her down
when she turns away to set off.
Sol 6.1