انتيyou (feminine) مثلlike قمراًa moon علىon صفحةsurface الماthe water
انتي مثل قمراً على صفحة الما
لهit has صورةa reflection عنديwith me وهيwhile it is فيin السّماthe sky فوقabove
له صورة عندي وهي في السّما فوق
You are like a moon upon the water's surface.
You are like a moon on the surface of water
Its reflection is with me, while it is in the sky above.
It has an image with me while it is in the sky above
اتصافحكshakes hands with you عينيmy eye وأناwhile I كفيmy palm أعمىblind
اتصافحك عيني وأنا كفي أعمى
مَاليI have no جدىgain إلاexcept مصافحa handshake الموقthe inner eye-corner للموقwith the inner eye-corner
مَالي جدى إلا مصافح الموق للموق
My eye shakes hands with you, while my palm is blind.
My eyes shook your hand while my palm was blind
I gain nothing but one eye-corner shaking hands with another.
I have no use but to shake the fowler's stick with the fowler's stick
ياماhow often شربتكI drank you in شوفwith my gaze منout of خوفfear لاlest أظماI grow thirsty
ياما شربتك شوف من خوف لا أظما
وياماand how often الولهyearning للوصلfor union يّبسdried up بيwithin me عروقveins
وياما الوله للوصل يّبس بي عروق
How often I drank you in with my gaze, afraid I might go thirsty.
How much I drank your yearning out of fear, not quenching my thirst
And how often yearning for union dried up the veins within me.
And how much ardent desire for union had dried up my veins
وياليتنيand if only I بدلتI exchanged نوركyour light بظلماfor darkness
وياليتني بدلت نورك بظلما
واخترتand I chose ليfor myself غيركsomeone other than you منfrom among الناسpeople مخلوقa human being
واخترت لي غيرك من الناس مخلوق
If only I had exchanged your light for darkness,
I wish I had changed your light for darkness
And chosen another human being for myself instead of you.
And chosen for myself someone other than you, a creature
اقولI say أحبكI love you ياO عذابيmy torment أوor أكماI conceal it
اقول أحبك يا عذابي أو أكما
لاnot حاصلٍattained قربٍcloseness ولاnor نافعٍuseful شوقlonging
لا حاصلٍ قربٍ ولا نافعٍ شوق
Shall I say 'I love you,' O my torment, or keep it hidden?
I say I love you, oh my torment, or I suppress
No closeness is attained, nor does longing do any good.
No intimacy ensues, no longing is of use
Sol 6.1