ياO مَليحَةَlovely one الدَّعَجِthe eyes’ deep darkness
يا مَليحَةَ الدَّعَجِ
هَلْis there? لَدَيْكِwith you مِنْany فَرَجِrelief
هَلْ لَدَيْكِ مِنْ فَرَجِ
O lovely, dark-eyed one,
Have you any relief to offer?
أَمْor تُراكِare you, I wonder قَاتلَتيmy slayer
أَمْ تُراكِ قَاتلَتي
بِالدَّلالِwith coyness والغَنَجِand coquetry
بِالدَّلالِ والغَنَجِ
Or will you, I wonder, slay me
With coyness and coquetry?
مَنْwho لِحُسْنِfor the beauty of وَجْهكِyour face مِنْfrom
مَنْ لِحُسْنِ وَجْهكِ مِنْ
سُوءِthe evil of فِعْلِكِyour conduct السَّمِجِugly
سُوءِ فِعْلِكِ السَّمِجِ
Who will shield your face’s beauty from
The evil of your ugly conduct?
عاذِليَّmy two reproachers حَسْبُكُماenough for you both
عاذِليَّ حَسْبُكُما
قَدْalready غَرِقْتُI have drowned فيin لُجَجِdeep waters
قَدْ غَرِقْتُ في لُجَجِ
My two reproachers, enough!
I have drowned in deep waters.
هَلْis there? عَلَيَّupon me وَيْحَكُماwoe to you both
هَلْ عَلَيَّ وَيْحَكُما
إنْif لَهَوْتُI amuse myself مِنْany حَرَجِblame
إنْ لَهَوْتُ مِنْ حَرَجِ
Do I incur—woe to you both—
Any blame if I amuse myself?
Sol 6.1