أياO باعثيyou who sent me أقضيto judge بشيزرَin Shayzar ماwhat الذيthat which
أيا باعثي أقضي بشيزرَ ما الذي
أردْتَyou intended قضاsettling أشغالِهِمْtheir affairs أمor قضاbringing about نحبيmy death
أردْتَ قضا أشغالِهِمْ أم قضا نحبي
O you who sent me to judge in Shayzar, what was it
O my inner self, decide what is it
you intended—to settle their affairs, or to bring about my death?
That you wanted to accomplish for them or for my love
حكيْتُI resembled بهاin it الناعورَthe waterwheel حالاًin condition لأننيbecause I
حكيْتُ بها الناعورَ حالاً لأنني
بكيتُI wept علىover جسميmy body ودرتُand I revolved علىaround قلبيmy heart
بكيتُ على جسمي ودرتُ على قلبي
There I resembled the waterwheel in my plight, for
I told it to the fountain for a while, because I
I wept over my body and revolved around my heart.
Cried over my body and passed by my heart
Sol 6.1