سَليask تَعَلميyou will learn إِنif كُنتِyou are عالِمَةٍknowledgeable
سَلي تَعَلمي إِن كُنتِ عالِمَةٍ
بِأَنَّthat لَيسَthere is no فيin حُبّيmy love لِغَيركِfor anyone but you مَطمَعُhope
بِأَنَّ لَيسَ في حُبّي لِغَيركِ مَطمَعُ
Ask and you will learn, if you are knowledgeable,
That no one but you may hope for my love,
وَأَنَّand that ليَI have القَلبَthe heart الَّذيthat لَيسَis not خالياfree
وَأَنَّ ليَ القَلبَ الَّذي لَيسَ خاليا
مِنَof الوَجدِlonging وَالجَفنand the eyelid الَّذيthat لَيسَdoes not يَهجَعُsleep
مِنَ الوَجدِ وَالجَفن الَّذي لَيسَ يَهجَعُ
And that I have a heart that is not free
Of longing, and an eyelid that does not sleep.
يُذَكِّرُنيكِreminds me of you الغُصنُthe branch يَهتَزّsways عِندَماwhen
يُذَكِّرُنيكِ الغُصنُ يَهتَزّ عِندَما
يَهبّblows نَسيمٌa breeze وَالغَزالَةُand the sun تَطلَعُrises
يَهبّ نَسيمٌ وَالغَزالَةُ تَطلَعُ
The branch reminds me of you, swaying whenever
A breeze blows; so does the sun as it rises.
فَواللَهso, by God لاnot أَنفَكَI cease أَذكُرُI recall مَوضِعيmy place
فَواللَه لا أَنفَكَ أَذكُرُ مَوضِعي
لَدَيكَwith you وَلاand not أَنفَكُّI cease نَحوَكِtoward you أَنزِعُI yearn
لَدَيكَ وَلا أَنفَكُّ نَحوَكِ أَنزِعُ
So, by God, I never cease recalling my place
With you, nor do I cease to yearn toward you.
Sol 6.1