أَيُّهاO البَدرُthe full moon الذيwho ضَنْwithheld (first part)
أَيُّها البَدرُ الذي ضَنْ
نَwithheld (final part) عَليناfrom us بِالطُّلوعِyour rising
نَ عَلينا بِالطُّلوعِ
O full moon, you who withhold
O full moon, who has withheld
your rising from us,
your rising from us,
إِبْغِseek ليfor me عِنْدَكَwith you قَلْباًa heart
إِبْغِ لي عِنْدَكَ قَلْباً
طارَflew مِنْfrom بَينِbetween ضُلوعِيmy ribs
طارَ مِنْ بَينِ ضُلوعِي
Search there beside you for a heart of mine—
Seek for me, in your keeping, a heart
it flew from between my ribs.
that flew from between my ribs.
ياO بَديعَwondrous الحُسْنِbeauty كمhow much ليfor me
يا بَديعَ الحُسْنِ كم لي
فيكَfor you مِنَof وَجْدٍlonging بَديعِwondrous
فيكَ مِنَ وَجْدٍ بَديعِ
O marvel of beauty, how much
O you of wondrous beauty, how great is my
wondrous yearning I feel for you!
wondrous longing for you!
Sol 6.1