ليI have شوقlonging إلىfor الملاحthe fair ones شديدintense
لي شوق إلى الملاح شديد
وغرامand passion فيin كلevery يومday يزيدgrows
وغرام في كل يوم يزيد
I have an intense longing for the fair ones,
I have intense longing for the sailor
And a passion that grows with every day.
And love that grows stronger each day
تعترينيbeset me منهاfrom them همومcares إذاwhen ماemphatic particle
تعتريني منها هموم إذا ما
أقبلcomes الليلthe night فهوso it فيهاamid them شديدfierce
أقبل الليل فهو فيها شديد
Because of them, cares beset me whenever
I am beset by worries whenever
Night falls; amid those cares, it is fierce.
Night falls, for it is intense in her
ويهوىand it swoops down علىupon me واستهوىand has drawn in البردthe cold
ويهوى على واستهوى البرد
لأنيbecause I am كماas علمتyou know وحيدalone
لأني كما علمت وحيد
And it swoops down upon me and has drawn in the cold,
And the cold swooped down and enthralled me
For, as you know, I am alone.
For as you know, I am alone
بثdispatched نحوىtoward me جندهits troops والسراياand the raiding bands
بث نحوى جنده والسرايا
وأتتنيand came to me بعدafter الجنودthe troops الجنودthe troops
وأتتني بعد الجنود الجنود
It dispatched its troops and raiding bands toward me,
He dispatched his troops and horsemen towards me
And troop after troop came to me.
And after the soldiers came more soldiers
أتراهdo you suppose it يشكdoubts فيماin what وعدتمyou promised
أتراه يشك فيما وعدتم
عبدكمyour servant أمor خفينwere hidden عنهfrom it الوعودthe promises
عبدكم أم خفين عنه الوعود
Do you suppose it doubts what you promised
Does he doubt what you promised
Your servant, or have the promises been hidden from it?
Your servant, or were the vows hidden from him?
حاشfar be it للهto God مالوعدكyour promise has no خلفbreach
حاش لله مالوعدك خلف
فغداso tomorrow منكby you ينجزwill be fulfilled الموعودwhat was promised
فغدا منك ينجز الموعود
God forbid! Your promise admits no breach.
Far be it that your promise would be broken
So tomorrow what was promised will be fulfilled by you.
For tomorrow your pledge will be fulfilled
أشفعmake into a pair الوترthe lone one ياوزيرO minister فإنيfor I
أشفع الوتر ياوزير فإني
أذكرI remember العهدthe pledge حينwhile أنتمyou رقودasleep
أذكر العهد حين أنتم رقود
Make the lone one a pair, O minister, for I
Reconcile the string, O minister, for I
Remember the pledge while you are asleep.
Recall the covenant while you sleep
Sol 6.1