قالَsaid ريمٌa gazelle مُرَعَّثٌadorned with earrings
قالَ ريمٌ مُرَعَّثٌ
ساحِرُbewitching الطَرفِthe glance وَالنَظَرand the gaze
ساحِرُ الطَرفِ وَالنَظَر
An earring-adorned gazelle said,
Reem said, disheveled,
Bewitching in glance and gaze:
bewitching of glance and gaze-
لَستَyou are not وَاللَهِby God نائِليwinning me
لَستَ وَاللَهِ نائِلي
قُلتُI said أَوunless يَغلِبَprevails القَدَرfate
قُلتُ أَو يَغلِبَ القَدَر
“By God, you will not win me.”
“By God, you won’t attain me.”
I said, “Unless fate prevails.”
I said, “Or fate will prevail.”
أَنتَyou إِنif رُمتَyou sought وَصلَناunion with us
أَنتَ إِن رُمتَ وَصلَنا
فَاِنجُthen hasten هَلquestion particle تُدرِكُyou reach القَمرthe moon
فَاِنجُ هَل تُدرِكُ القَمر
“If you seek union with us,
If you wanted, and united us,
Then hasten—can you reach the moon?”
Could you reach the moon?
Sol 6.1