قُلتُI said قُوميrise (addressing a woman) لَعلَّناperhaps we نَنسُجُwe weave العَيْfirst part of العيش: life
قُلتُ قُومي لَعلَّنا نَنسُجُ العَيْ
شَcompletion of العيش: life فَقالَتْthen she said وَلِلكلامِand for speech كَلامُspeech; a reply
شَ فَقالَتْ وَلِلكلامِ كَلامُ
I said, 'Rise; perhaps we may weave life.'
Then she said—and speech has its reply—
لُحْمةُweft الوَصْلِunion هَاهِيَhere it is وَهْيَand it is منfrom غَزْfirst part of غزل: yarn; spinning
لُحْمةُ الوَصْلِ هَاهِيَ وَهْيَ من غَزْ
لِcompletion of غزل: yarn; spinning جُفونيmy eyelids فَأَينَso where منكِfrom you (feminine) القِيامُthe warp; also rising
لِ جُفوني فَأَينَ منكِ القِيامُ
'The weft of union is here, and it is made from the yarn
Of my eyelids; where is your warp?'
Sol 6.1