غَنىsang علىupon العودِthe lute شَادٍa singer سهمُthe arrow ناظرهِhis gaze
غَنى على العودِ شَادٍ سهمُ ناظرهِ
أَمسىcame to be بهbecause of it قَلبىَmy heart المُضْنىthe languishing علىin خَطَرِperil
أَمسى به قَلبىَ المُضْنى على خَطَرِ
A singer sang upon the lute; the arrow of his gaze
The glance of Shadi singing to the lute
Left my languishing heart in peril.
Brought my afflicted heart into danger's way
دناdrew near الىَّto me وجستْand touched كفهhis palm وتراًa string
دنا الىَّ وجستْ كفه وتراً
فَراحتand so departed الروحُthe soul بينbetween السهمِthe arrow والوترِand the string
فَراحت الروحُ بين السهمِ والوترِ
He drew near to me, and his palm touched a string,
He drew near and his fingers brushed a string
And so the soul departed between the arrow and the string.
Then my soul escaped between the dart and chord
Sol 6.1