نَعَمْyes لوْلاكَwere it not for you ماnot ذُكِرَwas mentioned العَقيقُal-Aqiq
نَعَمْ لوْلاكَ ما ذُكِرَ العَقيقُ
ولاnor جابَتْtraversed لهُfor it الفَلَواتِthe deserts نُوقُshe-camels
ولا جابَتْ لهُ الفَلَواتِ نُوقُ
Yes, were it not for you, al-Aqiq would not be mentioned,
Yes, without you the agate would not be mentioned
Nor would she-camels cross the deserts for it.
Nor would the deserts summon their she-camels.
نَعَمْyes أسْعَىI hasten إليْكَto you علَىupon جُفونيmy eyelids
نَعَمْ أسْعَى إليْكَ علَى جُفوني
تَدانَىdrew near الحَيُّthe tribe أوor بَعُدَgrew distant الطّريقُthe road
تَدانَى الحَيُّ أو بَعُدَ الطّريقُ
Yes, I hasten to you upon my eyelids,
Yes, I hasten to you though my eyelids ache,
Whether the tribe draws near or the road stretches far.
Whether the road be near or far.
إذاif كانَتْwere تُحَثُّbeing urged on لكfor you المَطاياthe mounts
إذا كانَتْ تُحَثُّ لك المَطايا
فَماذاthen what يفْعَلُdoes الصّبُّthe lovesick lover المَشوقُfilled with longing
فَماذا يفْعَلُ الصّبُّ المَشوقُ
If the mounts are being urged on for you,
When the riding beasts are urged on because of you,
Then what is the lovesick, yearning lover to do?
What can the ardent lover do?
Sol 6.1