إِذاwhen نادىcalled قَرينَتَهُits mate حَمامٌa dove
إِذا نادى قَرينَتَهُ حَمامٌ
جَرىflowed لِصَبابَتيfrom my ardent longing دَمعٌtears سفوحُfreely streaming
جَرى لِصَبابَتي دَمعٌ سفوحُ
When a dove called to its mate,
Tears streamed freely from my longing.
يُرَجِّعُtrills repeatedly بِالدُّعاءِin calling عَلىupon غُصونٍboughs
يُرَجِّعُ بِالدُّعاءِ عَلى غُصونٍ
هتوفٌloud-voiced بِالضُّحىat forenoon غَرِدٌmelodious فَصيحُclear-voiced
هتوفٌ بِالضُّحى غَرِدٌ فَصيحُ
It trilled its call upon the boughs,
Loud-voiced at forenoon, melodious and clear.
هَفاfluttered لِهديلِهِat its cooing منيof mine إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle
هَفا لِهديلِهِ مني إِذا ما
تغرّدit sang ساجِعاًcooing in cadence قَلبٌa heart قَريحُwounded
تغرّد ساجِعاً قَلبٌ قَريحُ
At its cooing there fluttered within me—whenever
It sang in cadence—a wounded heart.
فَقُلتso I said حَمامَةٌa dove تَدعوcalls to حَماماًa dove
فَقُلت حَمامَةٌ تَدعو حَماماً
وَكُلُّand all الحبِّlove نَزّاعٌdeeply yearning طَموحُever reaching
وَكُلُّ الحبِّ نَزّاعٌ طَموحُ
So I said: a dove is calling to a dove,
And all love is yearning, ever reaching.
Sol 6.1