لَحاmay He curse اللهُGod كافاًa kāf (the letter ك) رَدَدَتْهُshe repeated it حَمامَةٌa dove
لَحا اللهُ كافاً رَدَدَتْهُ حَمامَةٌ
تُقَلْقِلُshe makes tremble قلبيmy heart مِfrom (shortened مِن) الجوىlove's anguish حِيْنَwhen غَنَّتِshe sang
تُقَلْقِلُ قلبي مِ الجوى حِيْنَ غَنَّتِ
May God curse a kāf repeated by a dove,
The mercy of God is sufficient, cooed a dove
who sets my heart trembling with love's anguish when she sings.
That stirs my heart with passion when it sings
إذاwhenever هيshe نَاحَتْshe wailed طَرْبةًin rapture وتَرَنَّمَتْand she warbled
إذا هي نَاحَتْ طَرْبةً وتَرَنَّمَتْ
تُجاوِبُهاanswers her عِندَduring الترنّمِthe singing أنَّتيmy groan
تُجاوِبُها عِندَ الترنّمِ أنَّتي
Whenever she wails in rapture and warbles,
If it moans melodiously and trills
my groan answers her as she sings.
My obedient one responds at its trilling
فقُلتُso I said لَهاto her كُفّيcease عنfrom النَّوحthe wailing إننيfor I
فقُلتُ لَها كُفّي عن النَّوح إنني
كَبَوتُI stumbled فَصَاحتْthen she cried out بالبُكَىwith weeping واستهلَّتِand she burst into tears
كَبَوتُ فَصَاحتْ بالبُكَى واستهلَّتِ
So I told her, "Cease your wailing, for I
So I said to it, stop your wailing, truly
have stumbled." Then she cried out, weeping, and burst into tears.
I have wept, so it cried out with weeping and began
Sol 6.1