إذاif ماever (emphatic) سقىwaters اللهGod البلادthe lands فلاthen may He not سقىwater
إذا ما سقى الله البلاد فلا سقى
بلاداًa land بهاin it الميدانal-Maydan (the square) برقاًlightning ولاnor رعداthunder
بلاداً بها الميدان برقاً ولا رعدا
If ever God waters the lands, may He not water
Roses and lightning, my home
a land where al-Maydan lies, with lightning or thunder.
I wish I knew if you'd spent the night
فياso, oh ليتif only شعريmy knowledge هلwhether ابيتنshall I spend the night ليلةa night
فيا ليت شعري هل ابيتن ليلة
علىon صدرdeparture منهاfrom it كماjust as جئتهاI came to it ورداon arrival
على صدر منها كما جئتها وردا
Oh, would that I knew: shall I ever spend a night
Resting on its breast, as I had come to you, a rose.
on my way out of it, as I came to it on my way in?
Partial English translation: 3 of 4 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1