ياO قليلَscant in الوفاءfaithfulness ضاعَhas been lost ودادٌaffection
يا قليلَ الوفاء ضاعَ ودادٌ
أنْتyou ضيّعْتَهُyou squandered it بكثرةthrough the abundance of غدرِكْyour treachery
أنْت ضيّعْتَهُ بكثرة غدرِكْ
O you of little faithfulness, a love has been lost;
You squandered it through your many betrayals.
أناI أشكوlament صَبَابَةًardent longing لَذَعَتْنيhas seared me
أنا أشكو صَبَابَةً لَذَعَتْني
بَرّدَmay … cool اللَّهGod حرَّthe heat of نَحريmy upper chest بِنَحرِكwith your upper chest
بَرّدَ اللَّه حرَّ نَحري بِنَحرِك
I lament an ardent longing that has seared me.
May God cool my burning breast with yours,
وَجَنىand may He pluck ليfor me فَإِنَّfor indeed قَلبيmy heart عَليلٌailing
وَجَنى لي فَإِنَّ قَلبي عَليلٌ
ماwhat اشتهىit craves منof جَنِيِّthe ripe fruit of رُمّانِthe pomegranates of صَدركyour bosom
ما اشتهى من جَنِيِّ رُمّانِ صَدرك
And pluck for me—for my heart is ailing—
What it craves of your bosom’s ripe pomegranates.
وَتَدَاوَيتُand I treated myself منof خُماريmy hangover بخمرٍwith wine
وَتَدَاوَيتُ من خُماري بخمرٍ
نابِعاتٌwelling forth بِهاwith it جَواهِرُthe jewels of ثَغْرِكyour mouth
نابِعاتٌ بِها جَواهِرُ ثَغْرِك
And I treated my hangover with wine
Flowing from the jewels of your mouth.
هَذهِthese كُلُّهاall of them أَمانيwishes for وِصالٍunion
هَذهِ كُلُّها أَماني وِصالٍ
حيلَa barrier was placed بَينيbetween me وَبَينَهُنَّand between them بِهَجرِكby your desertion
حيلَ بَيني وَبَينَهُنَّ بِهَجرِك
These are all wishes for union;
Your desertion has kept me from them.
Sol 6.1