بِقَلبِيَin my heart لَذعٌa sting مِنfrom هَواكَlove of you مُبَرَّحٌagonizing
بِقَلبِيَ لَذعٌ مِن هَواكَ مُبَرَّحٌ
نَعَمyes دامَmay endure ذاكَthat اللَذعُthe sting ماas long as عِشتَyou live لِلقَلبِfor the heart
نَعَم دامَ ذاكَ اللَذعُ ما عِشتَ لِلقَلبِ
In my heart is an agonizing sting from love of you.
Yes, may that sting stay with my heart as long as you live.
بِكَthrough you اِستَحسَنَتfound beautiful نَفسيmy soul الصَبابَةَardent longing وَالصِباand youth
بِكَ اِستَحسَنَت نَفسي الصَبابَةَ وَالصِبا
وَقَدand indeed كُنتُI was قَبلَbefore اليَومِtoday أزريI look down عَلىon الصَبِّthe lovesick lover
وَقَد كُنتُ قَبلَ اليَومِ أزري عَلى الصَبِّ
Through you, my soul has found longing and youth sweet.
Yet before today I used to scorn the lovesick lover.
بَذَلتُI lavished لَهُon him الدَمعَthe tears الَّذيwhich كُنتُI had been صائِناًguarding
بَذَلتُ لَهُ الدَمعَ الَّذي كُنتُ صائِناً
لِأَدناهُeven its smallest drop إِلّاexcept فيin الجَليلِthe grievous مِنَof الخَطبِcalamity
لِأَدناهُ إِلّا في الجَليلِ مِنَ الخَطبِ
I lavished on him the tears I once guarded,
even to their smallest drop, save in grievous calamity.
بُليتُI was afflicted بِبَعضِwith a measure of الحُبِّlove وَالحُبُّand love مَوعِديmy tryst
بُليتُ بِبَعضِ الحُبِّ وَالحُبُّ مَوعِدي
مُجاوَرَةًdwelling side by side بَعدَafter المَنِيَّةِdeath فيin التُربِthe dust
مُجاوَرَةً بَعدَ المَنِيَّةِ في التُربِ
I am afflicted with a measure of love, and my tryst with love
is to dwell side by side after death in the dust.
Sol 6.1