وصوتand a song لبنيfor the sons of الأحراthe freeborn (continued next line)
وصوت لبني الأحرا
رِending of 'the freeborn' أهلthose of السيرةِconduct الحُسنىvirtuous
رِ أهل السيرةِ الحُسنى
And a song for the sons of the freeborn,
The voice of my beloved calls
those of virtuous conduct,
To the people of good character
شجيplaintive يأكلit devours الأوتاthe strings (continued next line)
شجي يأكل الأوتا
رending of 'the strings' حتىuntil كلهاall of them يفنىperish
ر حتى كلها يفنى
plaintive, it devours the strings,
My heart eats the berries
until they all perish.
Until they are all gone
فماso not أدريI know اليدthe hand اليسرىthe left
فما أدري اليد اليسرى
بهfrom it أشقىmore miserable أمor اليمنىthe right
به أشقى أم اليمنى
So I do not know whether the left hand
So I know not if my left hand
suffers more from it, or the right.
Or my right brings me more pain
وماand not أفهمI understand ماwhat يعنيhe means
وما أفهم ما يعني
مغنيناour singer إذاwhen غنىhe sings
مغنينا إذا غنى
And I do not understand what he means—
And I understand not the meaning
our singer, when he sings—
Of our singer when he sings
سوىexcept أنيthat I منout of حبيmy love
سوى أني من حبي
لهfor him أستحسنI find beautiful المعنىthe meaning
له أستحسن المعنى
except that, out of my love
Except that out of my love for him
for him, I find the meaning beautiful.
I find the lyrics pleasing
Sol 6.1