ياO بركةpond الرّطليal-Ratli ليشwhy روحيmy soul لكin you ترتاحfinds rest
يا بركة الرّطلي ليش روحي لك ترتاح
لاnever رأيتI have seen يومa day فيكin you لاneither غولa ghoul ولاnor تمساحa crocodile
لا رأيت يوم فيك لا غول ولا تمساح
O al-Ratli Pond, why does my soul find rest in you?
O blessing of still waters, why does my soul find rest in you?
Never have I seen in you, on any day, either a ghoul or a crocodile.
I have never seen in you either an ogre or a crocodile.
كمhow many منof مختبيone in hiding مستحيbashful لَمّاwhen لكbefore you قدalready لاحappeared
كم من مختبي مستحي لَمّا لك قد لاح
خلعcast off عذارهhis bridle وصارand became فيكin you خليعa libertine مشكاحfrolicsome
خلع عذاره وصار فيك خليع مشكاح
How many a bashful man in hiding, once he appeared before you,
How many a shy hidden one when you appeared
cast off his bridle and became a frolicsome libertine in you!
Cast off his raiment and openly sported in you
Sol 6.1