خَليلىَّmy two friends زُورابىvisit with me, you two اُمَيمَةَUmaymah فَاجلَواthen clear, you two
خَليلىَّ زُورابى اُمَيمَةَ فَاجلَوا
بهاwith her بَصَريmy sight أوor غَمرَةًoverwhelming sorrow عضنunclear; apparently “from” فؤادِيَاmy heart
بها بَصَري أو غَمرَةً عضن فؤادِيَا
My two friends, take me to visit Umaymah, and clear
my sight with her, or lift an overwhelming sorrow [from] my heart.
فإلاand if not تَزُورابىyou two take me to visit أُمَيمَةَUmaymah تَعلَماyou two will know
فإلا تَزُورابى أُمَيمَةَ تَعلَما
غَداةَon the morning of غَدٍtomorrow أَنthat لاَno أخَاbrother لكماfor you two بِيَاin me
غَداةَ غَدٍ أَن لاَ أخَا لكما بِيَا
And if you do not take me to visit Umaymah, you will know
tomorrow morning that in me you have no brother.
أَلاAh! ياO قطاتَيtwo sandgrouse of سِدرَةِthe lote tree of الماءِthe water بَلِّغَاconvey, you two
أَلا يا قطاتَي سِدرَةِ الماءِ بَلِّغَا
أُمَيمَةَUmaymah عنّىfrom me وَاحفَظاand remember, you two قِيلَهَاher words لِيَاfor me
أُمَيمَةَ عنّى وَاحفَظا قِيلَهَا لِيَا
Ah, you two sandgrouse of the lote tree by the water, carry word
to Umaymah from me, and remember her words for me.
بآيةِby a sign أَلاّthat not تُحجَباyou two be barred وَالَّذِيwhile that which لَهُbecause of it
بآيةِ أَلاّ تُحجَبا وَالَّذِي لَهُ
حُجِبتُI was barred وحاجاتىand my longings إِليهاfor her كَماjust as هِياthey are
حُجِبتُ وحاجاتى إِليها كَما هِيا
By this sign: you will not be barred, though the cause
of my exclusion, and my longings for her, remain unchanged.
Sol 6.1