يَمانِيَةٌa Yemeni breeze هَبَّتblew بِلَيلٍat night فَأَرَّقَتand kept awake
يَمانِيَةٌ هَبَّت بِلَيلٍ فَأَرَّقَت
حُشَاشَةَlast remnant of life نَفسٍof a soul قَدalready تَمَنَّىyearned طَبِيبُهَاits healer
حُشَاشَةَ نَفسٍ قَد تَمَنَّى طَبِيبُهَا
A Yemeni breeze blew by night and kept awake
A southerly wind blew in the night and deprived
the last flicker of a soul whose healer had yearned.
A restless soul whose healer had wished
أَبِينِىtell plainly إِذاwhen استُخبِرتِyou are asked for news هَلwhether تَحفظُshe preserves الهَوَىlove
أَبِينِى إِذا استُخبِرتِ هَل تَحفظُ الهَوَى
أُمَيمَةُUmaymah أَمor هَلwhether عادَreturned بَعدِىafter me رَقِيبُهَاher watcher
أُمَيمَةُ أَم هَل عادَ بَعدِى رَقِيبُهَا
Tell me plainly, when asked for news: does she remain faithful to love—
Tell me, if asked, do you keep passion’s remembrance
Umaymah—or has her watcher returned since I left?
Umayma or has her keeper returned after me
Sol 6.1