لَكِfor you (feminine) نَفْسٌa soul مُواتِيَهْwilling; compliant
لَكِ نَفْسٌ مُواتِيَهْ
والمناياand deaths; and death's fates مُعَادِيَهْhostile
والمنايا مُعَادِيَهْ
A willing soul is yours,
And death is hostile.
أَيُّهاO القَلْبُheart لاdo not تَعُدْreturn
أَيُّها القَلْبُ لا تَعُدْ
لِهَوىto love of البِيضِfair-skinned women ثَانِيَهْa second time
لِهَوى البِيضِ ثَانِيَهْ
O heart, do not return
To loving fair-skinned women a second time.
ليسَthere is not بَرْقٌlightning يكونُis أَخْfirst part of أَخْلَبَ ('more beguiling')
ليسَ بَرْقٌ يكونُ أَخْ
لَبَcompletion of أَخْلَبَ ('more beguiling') مِنْthan بَرْقِthe lightning of غَانِيَهْa beautiful woman
لَبَ مِنْ بَرْقِ غَانِيَهْ
No lightning is more beguiling
Than a beautiful woman's lightning.
خُنْتِyou betrayed (feminine) سِرِّيmy secret ولَمْand did not أَخُنْI betray
خُنْتِ سِرِّي ولَمْ أَخُنْ
كِyou (feminine; suffix completing أَخُنْكِ) فَمُوتيso die (feminine) عَلانِيَهْopenly
كِ فَمُوتي عَلانِيَهْ
You betrayed my secret, and I did not betray
you—so die openly.
Sol 6.1