ماhow أحلاكsweet you are ياO قطqaṭ (stammered syllable) قطqaṭ (stammered syllable)
ما أحلاك يا قط قط
قطqaṭ (stammered syllable) قطqaṭ (stammered syllable) قطرsyrup النباتsugar candy
قط قط قطر النبات
How sweet you are, O qaṭ, qaṭ—
Oh how beautiful you are, little cat
qaṭ, qaṭ—syrup of sugar candy!
Little cat, dripping with dew
والموزand the banana فيكin you غطghaṭ (stammered syllable) غطghaṭ (stammered syllable)
والموز فيك غط غط
غطghaṭ (stammered syllable) غطghaṭ (stammered syllable) غطوهthey dunked it وباتand it spent the night
غط غط غطوه وبات
And the banana in you—ghaṭ, ghaṭ—
And bananas in you are hidden
ghaṭ, ghaṭ—they dunked it, and it spent the night.
Hidden, hidden, go to sleep
فيin الصحنthe dish يتمطit stretches out مطmaṭ (echoed syllable)
في الصحن يتمط مط
مطmaṭ (echoed syllable) مطmaṭ (echoed syllable) مطmaṭ (echoed syllable) لهit has شكنكاتfrills; flourishes
مط مط مط له شكنكات
In the dish it stretches—maṭ—
In the dish you curl up
maṭ, maṭ, maṭ—it has flourishes.
Curl up, curl up, with your claws
ياoh بختgood fortune مسmas (stammered syllable) مسmas (stammered syllable) مسmas (stammered syllable)
يا بخت مس مس مس
مسmas (stammered syllable) مسطولstoned; intoxicated منكfrom you أكولa voracious eater
مس مسطول منك أكول
Lucky the mas, mas, mas—
Oh joy gently, gently
mas—stoned glutton who eats of you!
Gently, gently, I eat from you
قدindeed نالobtained مسmas (stammered syllable) مسmas (stammered syllable) مسmas (stammered syllable)
قد نال مس مس مس
مسmas (stammered syllable) مسؤولwhat is sought قلبهhis heart الخمولlanguor; torpor
مس مسؤول قلبه الخمول
He has attained—mas, mas, mas—
You have gotten gently, gently
mas—his heart's desire: languor.
Gently, gently, a lazy heart
كمhow often قدindeed سبانيcaptivated me نيnī (echoed ending)
كم قد سباني ني
نيnī (echoed ending) نيnī (echoed ending) شكلshape المويزthe little banana
ني ني شكل المويز
How often I have been captivated—nī—
How much you have charmed me
nī, nī—by the little banana's shape!
Me, me, shape of banana
لماwhen أنثbeginning of 'bent' نىnā (completes 'bent') نىnā (repeated syllable)
لما أنث نى نى
نىnā (repeated syllable) نىnā (repeated syllable) يحكيresembles البُزَيزthe little nipple
نى نى يحكي البُزَيز
When it bent—nā—
When you meowed at me, me
nā, nā—it resembled a little nipple.
Me, me, talking sweet
ياoh ماhow أحسlovely— (word beginning) نهnah (completes 'lovely it is') نهnah (repeated syllable)
يا ما أحس نه نه
نهnah (repeated syllable) نهnah (repeated syllable) طعمهits taste سويزsuwēz (unclear descriptive word)
نه نه طعمه سويز
Oh, how lovely it is—nah—
Oh how I feel you, you
nah, nah—its taste is 'suwēz'.
You, you, your taste is Swiss
أكلوeating it حلاwas sweet; pleased ليto me ليlī (repeated syllable)
أكلو حلا لي لي
ليlī (repeated syllable) ليlī (repeated syllable) روحgo away ياO عذولreproacher
لي لي روح يا عذول
Eating it was sweet to me—lī—
Eat sweet for me, me
lī, lī—go away, O reproacher,
Me, me, go easy, kitten
عنّيfrom me ولاand do not لاlā (repeated 'no') لاlā (repeated 'no')
عنّي ولا لا لا
لاlā (repeated 'no') لاlā (repeated 'no') تكثرincrease الفضولmeddling
لا لا تكثر الفضول
from me; and do not—lā, lā—
Leave me be, no, no
lā, lā—be so meddlesome.
No, no, don't be nosy
دارthe home الكرامthe generous استist- (start of 'drew water') قىqā (completes 'drew water') قىqā (repeated syllable)
دار الكرام است قى قى
قىqā (repeated syllable) قىqā (repeated syllable) قىqā (repeated syllable) منfrom ماءwater السحابthe clouds
قى قى قى من ماء السحاب
The home of the generous drew water—qā—
The generous house drew, drew
qā, qā, qā—from the water of the clouds.
Drew, drew, from the rain clouds
وأرخىand it let down عناʿanā- (start of 'clusters') قيqī (stammered syllable) قيqī (stammered syllable)
وأرخى عنا قي قي
قيqī (stammered syllable) قيد-qīd (completes 'clusters') شبهlike النجومthe stars
قي قيد شبه النجوم
And it let down clusters—qī, qī—
And shed on us, drew, drew
qī—like the stars.
Drew, drew, like the stars
هلwhether; question marker هوit سماa sky قوqū (stammered syllable) قوqū (stammered syllable) قوqū (stammered syllable)
هل هو سما قو قو قو
قوqū (stammered syllable) قولواsay, all of you وهوwhile it is كرومgrapevines
قو قولوا وهو كروم
Is it a sky? Qū, qū, qū—
Is it heaven, protected, protected
qū—say so, though it is grapevines.
Protected, say it is a vineyard
ياoh ماhow أزهradiant— (word beginning) رهrah (completes 'radiant it is') رهrah (repeated syllable)
يا ما أزه ره ره
رهrah (repeated syllable) رهrah (repeated syllable) أبدىit displayed ميولleanings; inclinations
ره ره أبدى ميول
Oh, how radiant it is—rah—
Oh how it blossomed, it, it
rah, rah—it displayed its leanings.
It, it, eternal desires
كنوas though it were عروʿarū- (start of 'bride') روrū (stammered syllable) روrū (stammered syllable)
كنو عرو رو رو
روrū (stammered syllable) روسة-rūsa (completes 'bride') جرّتshe trailed ذيولskirts; trailing hems
رو روسة جرّت ذيول
As though it were a bride—rū, rū—
Be tender, tender, tender
rū—trailing her skirts.
Tender, tender, dragging tails
Sol 6.1