ياO للرجالmen, to the rescue شكايتيmy complaint منagainst شكوةa small waterskin
يا للرجال شكايتي من شكوة
أضحتit has come to تعانقembrace منthe one whom أحبI love وأعشقand I adore
أضحت تعانق من أحب وأعشق
O men! My complaint is against a waterskin.
My love, I have complaints of love's pains
It has come to embrace the one I love and adore.
I suffer for she who my heart retains
جمعتit has gathered هوىًpassion كهوايlike my passion إلاexcept أنهاthat it
جمعت هوىً كهواي إلا أنها
تطفوit floats ويثقلنيand weighs me down الغرامpassionate love فأغرقso I drown
تطفو ويثقلني الغرام فأغرق
It harbors a passion like mine, except that it
Her passion matches mine, flaming and bright
floats, while love weighs me down, so I drown.
Yet she stays afloat while I sink from her sight
ويغيرنيand makes me jealous التبانthe breeches عندat the time of عناقembracing
ويغيرني التبان عند عناق
أردافهhis buttocks فهوso it is العدوthe enemy الأزرقblue
أردافه فهو العدو الأزرق
And the breeches make me jealous when they embrace
When we kiss and embrace, oh how she betrays
his buttocks; they are the blue foe.
My blue-eyed tormentor who my soul waylays
Sol 6.1