أيّwhat السِّهامِthe arrows بدَتappeared لناto us
أيّ السِّهامِ بدَت لنا
يومَon the day of اللِّوىal-Liwā تلكَthose الَمحاجِرthe eye sockets
يومَ اللِّوى تلكَ الَمحاجِر
What arrows appeared to us
Which of the arrows appeared to us
that day at al-Liwā—those eyes!
On the day of anguish, those rocks
غَرثىhungry; slender-waisted الوِشاحthe sash شبيعةُsated التَّbeginning of 'the anklet'
غَرثى الوِشاح شبيعةُ التَّ
حجالِcompletion of 'anklet' مفُعمةُfull المَازرthe waist-wraps
حجالِ مفُعمةُ المَازر
Hungry at the sash, sated at the
Garments of sorrow, the perfume of parting
anklet, filling out her waist-wraps.
Filled with provisions, the saddles
فيin العدلِjustice أنّكَthat you راقدٌasleep
في العدلِ أنّكَ راقدٌ
عنّيaway from me وأنِّيand that I فيكَfor you ساهرawake at night
عنّي وأنِّي فيكَ ساهر
Is it just that you lie asleep,
That you are asleep in justice
heedless of me, while I stay awake for you?
From me, and I am awake in you
سارواthey departed بقلبيwith my heart فيamong الرِّكاbeginning of 'the riding camels'
ساروا بقلبي في الرِّكا
بِcompletion of 'the riding camels' وسائريand the rest of me فيin القلبِthe heart سائرjourneying
بِ وسائري في القلبِ سائر
They departed with my heart among the riding
They walked away with my heart in the mounts
camels, and the rest of me journeys within my heart.
And my companion in the heart walks
Sol 6.1