أَلاAh! حرقٌa burning بِحُبِّكَthrough love for you فيin فُؤاديmy heart
أَلا حرقٌ بِحُبِّكَ في فُؤادي
أَبَيتُI spend the night بِحَرِّهاin its heat قَلِقَrestless الوِسادِthe pillow
أَبَيتُ بِحَرِّها قَلِقَ الوِسادِ
Ah, love for you burns within my heart;
Oh, how the love for you burns within my heart
I spend the night in its heat, restless on the pillow.
Keeping me awake restless upon my bed
وَراءَin pursuit of هَوىًa love طَوَيتُI folded لَهُfor it ضُلوعيmy ribs
وَراءَ هَوىً طَوَيتُ لَهُ ضُلوعي
حَذاراًin caution وَهوَthough it is بِالأَشواقِthrough yearnings بادِapparent
حَذاراً وَهوَ بِالأَشواقِ بادِ
In pursuit of a love I folded my ribs around,
For desire, I've folded myself into knots
In caution, though yearning makes it plain.
Cautious, as longing blows like the wind
جَعَلتُI made لِمحنَتيfor my affliction حُلوَsweet التَثَنّيgraceful swaying
جَعَلتُ لِمحنَتي حُلوَ التَثَنّي
لَذيذَdelectable المَجتَنىwhat is plucked صَعبَdifficult القِيادِleading
لَذيذَ المَجتَنى صَعبَ القِيادِ
For my torment, I made the sweetly swaying one
I've made my tribulation sweetly pliant
Delectable to pluck, yet hard to lead.
Delightful to possess, hard to lead
وَمِثلُكَand one like you ماnot رَأَيناwe have seen فيamong البَراياall creatures
وَمِثلُكَ ما رَأَينا في البَرايا
حَبيباًa beloved فِعلُهُhis conduct فِعلُthe conduct الأَعاديof enemies
حَبيباً فِعلُهُ فِعلُ الأَعادي
And among all creatures we have seen none like you:
None like you have I seen in the wilds
A beloved whose conduct is the conduct of enemies.
A lover who acts like enemies do
أَجِرنيgrant me refuge مِنfrom بِعادِكَseparation from you فَالمَناياfor deaths
أَجِرني مِن بِعادِكَ فَالمَنايا
إِلىto قَلبيmy heart أَلَذُّsweeter مِنَthan البِعادِseparation
إِلى قَلبي أَلَذُّ مِنَ البِعادِ
Shelter me from separation from you, for death
Save me from your estrangement, for death
Is sweeter to my heart than separation.
Is sweeter to my heart than your distance
Sol 6.1