ياO هِلالاًcrescent moon قَدindeed تَبَدّىhas appeared
يا هِلالاً قَد تَبَدّى
فَوقَabove أَزرارِbuttons of الجُيوبthe necklines
فَوقَ أَزرارِ الجُيوب
O crescent moon that has appeared
O crescent that has appeared
Above the buttons of the necklines,
Above the buttons of robes
وَقَضيباًand a branch يَتَثَنّىsways
وَقَضيباً يَتَثَنّى
فَوقَabove أَحقافِcurving sand ridges of الكَثِيبthe sandhill
فَوقَ أَحقافِ الكَثِيب
And O branch that sways
And a rod that bends
Above the curving ridges of the sandhill,
Above the sandy hills
كُنbe كَماas شِئتَyou wish وَدَعنيand spare me
كُن كَما شِئتَ وَدَعني
فيكَabout you مِنfrom قَولٍspeech كَذُوبfalse
فيكَ مِن قَولٍ كَذُوب
Be as you wish, and spare me
Be as you wish and leave me
False words about you.
In you, from a false saying
لَستَyou are not جَزّاراًa butcher وَلَكِنand yet
لَستَ جَزّاراً وَلَكِن
أَنتَyou جَزّارُbutcher of القُلُوبthe hearts
أَنتَ جَزّارُ القُلُوب
You are no butcher, and yet
You are not a butcher but
You are the butcher of hearts.
You are a butcher of hearts
Sol 6.1