إنif ضاعَis lost قَلْبِيmy heart فَأينَthen where أطلُبُهshall I seek it
إن ضاعَ قَلْبِي فَأينَ أطلُبُه
أوْor ذاعَbecomes known حُبّيmy love فأنْتَthen you مُوجبُهُits cause
أوْ ذاعَ حُبّي فأنْتَ مُوجبُهُ
If my heart is lost, then where shall I seek it?
If my heart is lost, where shall I seek it?
Or if my love becomes known, you are its cause.
Or if my love is spread, you are the cause.
ياO شادِناًa young gazelle فيamong الضُّلوعِthe ribs مَرْتعُهits pasture
يا شادِناً في الضُّلوعِ مَرْتعُه
ومنand from نميرpure, sweet water الدُّموعِthe tears مشْرَبُهits drinking place
ومن نمير الدُّموعِ مشْرَبُه
O young gazelle whose pasture lies among my ribs,
O you who makes the ribs its pasture,
And whose drink comes from the pure, sweet water of tears.
And whose drink is from the spring of tears.
تَبيتُyou spend the night لَيْلَthe night التّمامfull length تَرْقُدُهُyou sleep through it
تَبيتُ لَيْلَ التّمام تَرْقُدُهُ
وَمُقْلَتِيand my eye للسّماكfor al-Simāk تَرْقبُهwatches it
وَمُقْلَتِي للسّماك تَرْقبُه
You spend the longest night asleep,
You spend the night of perfection asleep,
While my eye keeps watch on al-Simāk.
While my eyelids watchfully wait for you.
Sol 6.1