وأحورand a dark-eyed one ساجيlanguid الطرفthe gaze أغرىincited بيagainst me الضنىwasting illness
وأحور ساجي الطرف أغرى بي الضنى
وقصرand shortened نوميmy sleep فيin ليالnights أطالهاhe lengthened them
وقصر نومي في ليال أطالها
And a dark-eyed one, languid of gaze, set wasting illness upon me,
And shortened my sleep through nights he made long.
دناhe drew near فسألناهso we asked him أماis there not? لكfor you منany فمa mouth
دنا فسألناه أما لك من فم
فقالso he said نعمْyes قلناwe said فأينَthen where? فقالso he said هاhere
فقال نعمْ قلنا فأينَ فقال ها
He drew near, and we asked him, “Have you no mouth?”
He said, “Yes.” We said, “Where, then?” He said, “Here.”
Sol 6.1