ألاlisten ياO أيهاyou الوامقthe loving one
ألا يا أيها الوامق
قلtell ليto me اليومtoday ماwhat حالكyour condition
قل لي اليوم ما حالك
Listen, O loving one,
O wanderer, pray tell
Tell me today: how are you?
How do you fare today?
فهذاfor this اليومday لكfor you ثالثthird
فهذا اليوم لك ثالث
عناfrom us آبreturned ترحالكyour journeying
عنا آب ترحالك
For this is your third day
For it's the third since
Since your return journey from us.
You left and went away
فمنfor, because of هجركyour abandonment قدindeed أصبحbecame
فمن هجرك قد أصبح
حالىmy condition لونهits color حالكpitch-black
حالى لونه حالك
For your abandonment has turned
Whoever parted from you
My condition pitch-black in hue.
Is now of your same hue
أفدنىinform me دمتmay you remain محروساprotected
أفدنى دمت محروسا
فانfor indeed القلبthe heart أوحىintimated لكto you
فان القلب أوحى لك
Inform me; may you remain protected,
Do oblige and let me know
For the heart has whispered to you.
For my heart speaks to you
Sol 6.1