سَمِعتُكَI heard you وَالقَلبُwhile the heart لَمdid not يَسمَعِhear
سَمِعتُكَ وَالقَلبُ لَم يَسمَعِ
فَكَمso how much ذاthis (emphatic) تَقولُyou say وَكَمand how much لاnot أَعيI understand
فَكَم ذا تَقولُ وَكَم لا أَعي
I heard you, but my heart did not hear.
So much you say, and so much I fail to grasp!
يَقولُhe says وَماand not عِندَهُknown to him أَنَّنيthat I
يَقولُ وَما عِندَهُ أَنَّني
بِغَيرِwithout فُؤادٍa heart وَلاnor أَضلُعِribs
بِغَيرِ فُؤادٍ وَلا أَضلُعِ
He says, unaware that I
Have neither heart nor ribs:
أَماis … not? مَعَwith هَذاthis الفَتىyoung man قَلبُهُhis heart
أَما مَعَ هَذا الفَتى قَلبُهُ
فَقُلتُso I said نَعَمyes ياO فَتىyoung man ماnot مَعيwith me
فَقُلتُ نَعَم يا فَتى ما مَعي
“Does this young man not have his heart with him?”
So I said, “Yes, young man—it is not with me.”
Sol 6.1