أَأَرقُدُShall I sleep? اللَيلَthe night مَسروراًjoyful عَدِمتُmay I lose إِذاًthen
أَأَرقُدُ اللَيلَ مَسروراً عَدِمتُ إِذاً
عَيشيmy life وَأَحمَدُwhile Ahmad يَرعىkeeps vigil through لَيلَهُhis night وَصِباailing
عَيشي وَأَحمَدُ يَرعى لَيلَهُ وَصِبا
Shall I sleep through the night content? Then may I be bereft—
Shall I sleep the night in joy? Then may I lose
of my life—while Ahmad keeps vigil through his night, weary.
my life, while Ahmad keeps vigil through his night, ailing.
اللَهُGod يَعلَمُknows أَنّيthat I قَدindeed نَذَرتُhave vowed لَهُto Him
اللَهُ يَعلَمُ أَنّي قَد نَذَرتُ لَهُ
صِيامَfasting شَهرٍa month إِذاif ماconditional emphasis أَحمَدٌAhmad رَكِباrides
صِيامَ شَهرٍ إِذا ما أَحمَدٌ رَكِبا
God knows that I have vowed to Him
God knows that I have indeed vowed to Him
a month’s fast, should Ahmad ride forth.
a month's fasting, if Ahmad rides.
Sol 6.1