قالَتshe said تَبَدَّلتَyou took instead أُخرىanother woman قُلتُI said أَفديكِI would ransom you
قالَت تَبَدَّلتَ أُخرى قُلتُ أَفديكِ
مِنfrom كُلِّevery سوءٍevil وَمَكروهٍand harm وَأَحميكِand I protect you
مِن كُلِّ سوءٍ وَمَكروهٍ وَأَحميكِ
She said, “You have taken another in my place.” I said, “I would ransom you
She said you've changed, I said I'd sacrifice
from every evil and harm, and protect you.”
Myself to guard you from all harm and vice
قالَتshe said وَسَمَّيتُهاand I named her فيin الشِعرِpoetry قُلتُI said لَهاto her
قالَت وَسَمَّيتُها في الشِعرِ قُلتُ لَها
سَمَّيتُI named غَيرَكِsomeone other than you لَكِنbut كُنتُI was أَعنيكِI mean you
سَمَّيتُ غَيرَكِ لَكِن كُنتُ أَعنيكِ
She spoke, and I had named her in verse; I said to her:
She said you named another in your verse
“I named someone other than you, but it was you I meant.
I said I named her but meant only you
دَعيleave العِتابَthe reproach لِطَيِّfor the folds of الكُتبِthe letters وَاِغتَنِميand seize
دَعي العِتابَ لِطَيِّ الكُتبِ وَاِغتَنِمي
يَومَthe day of التَلاقيmeeting one another وَرَوّيand quench the thirst of فايَmy mouth مِنfrom فيكِyour mouth
يَومَ التَلاقي وَرَوّي فايَ مِن فيكِ
Save your reproaches for the folds of letters, and seize
Leave off reproach, enjoy our time, rehearse
the day we meet, and slake my mouth’s thirst from yours.”
What we will say when we our date renew
Sol 6.1