أياAh ويحَalas for نفسيmy soul وويلَand woe to أُمِّهاits mother
أيا ويحَ نفسي وويلَ أُمِّها
لماfor what لقيَتْit suffered منfrom جوَىburning anguish همَّهاits sorrow
لما لقيَتْ من جوَى همَّها
Ah, alas for my soul, and woe to its mother,
Oh poor soul and woe to its mother
For what it has suffered from the burning anguish of its sorrow.
For what it suffered from its passionate love,
فديتُI would ransom التيher who قَتلتْkilled مُهْجتيmy soul
فديتُ التي قَتلتْ مُهْجتي
ولمand did not تَتَّقِfear اللّهَGod فيin ذَمِّهاher reproach
ولم تَتَّقِ اللّهَ في ذَمِّها
May I be a ransom for her who slew my soul,
I would sacrifice myself for she who killed my passion,
And did not fear God in her reproach.
And did not fear God in blaming her,
أغُضُّI lower الجفونَthe eyelids إذاwhen ماemphatic particle بَدَتْshe appears
أغُضُّ الجفونَ إذا ما بَدَتْ
وأكنّيand I use a byname إذاwhen قيلit is said ليto me سَمِّهاname her
وأكنّي إذا قيل لي سَمِّها
I lower my eyelids whenever she appears,
I lower my eyelids when she appears,
And use a byname when I am told, 'Name her.'
And cover up when asked about her,
أُداريI deal cautiously with العيونَthe eyes وأخشَىand I fear الرقيبَthe watcher
أُداري العيونَ وأخشَى الرقيبَ
وأرصُدُand I watch for غَفْلةَa lapse of vigilance قيِّمهاher guardian
وأرصُدُ غَفْلةَ قيِّمها
I deal cautiously with watching eyes and fear the watcher,
I avoid looking and fear the watcher,
And watch for a lapse in her guardian's vigilance.
And await a moment of absent guardians,
سَبَتْنيshe took me captive بجيدٍwith a neck وخدٍّand a cheek ونحرٍand a bosom
سَبَتْني بجيدٍ وخدٍّ ونحرٍ
غداةَon the morning رمَتْنيshe shot me بأسهُمِهاwith her arrows
غداةَ رمَتْني بأسهُمِها
She took me captive with her neck, cheek, and bosom,
She captivated me with neck and cheek and breast,
On the morning she shot me with her arrows.
When at dawn she shot me with her arrows,
Sol 6.1