مَنَعواthey prevented خَيالَكِyour phantom أَنto يُلِمَّvisit بِناto us
مَنَعوا خَيالَكِ أَن يُلِمَّ بِنا
وَعَلىand concerning وِصالَكِunion with you يَحسُنُis fitting البُخلُstinginess
وَعَلى وِصالَكِ يَحسُنُ البُخلُ
They kept your phantom from visiting us,
and withholding union with you seems fitting.
ماnot عِندَهُمknown to them إِنَّindeed الرُّقادَsleep إِذاwhen
ما عِندَهُم إِنَّ الرُّقادَ إِذا
ماemphatic particle بِنتَyou departed عَنfrom عَينَيَّmy two eyes يَرتَحِلُdeparts
ما بِنتَ عَن عَينَيَّ يَرتَحِلُ
They do not know that sleep, whenever
you depart from my eyes, departs.
رُدُّواgive back عَليَّto me النَّومَsleep وَيحَكُمُwoe to you
رُدُّوا عَليَّ النَّومَ وَيحَكُمُ
وَدَعواand let الخَيالَthe phantom يَصُدُّturn away أَوor يَصِلُdraw near
وَدَعوا الخَيالَ يَصُدُّ أَو يَصِلُ
Give me back sleep—woe to you—
and let the phantom turn away or draw near.
Sol 6.1