خَلّفتI left behind قَلبيmy heart فَوقَupon سَفحthe slope of الكرملِCarmel
خَلّفت قَلبي فَوقَ سَفح الكرملِ
حيرانَbewildered يَسألit asks عَنكِabout you أَهلthe inhabitants of المَنزلِthe house
حيرانَ يَسأل عَنكِ أَهل المَنزلِ
I left my heart upon the slope of Carmel,
Bewildered, asking the household about you.
خَلّفتهI left it يَهفوit flutters عَلىover غُرَفِthe chambers of الهَوىlove
خَلّفته يَهفو عَلى غُرَفِ الهَوى
فيin شَكلthe form of طَيرa bird بَينَهُمamong them مُتَنَقِّلِflitting about
في شَكل طَير بَينَهُم مُتَنَقِّلِ
I left it fluttering over the chambers of love,
In the form of a bird flitting among them.
لَمdid not يَعلَمواthey know ماwhat سِرّهits secret فَإِذاso when بَكىit wept
لَم يَعلَموا ما سِرّه فَإِذا بَكى
حَسبوهthey thought it يَضحكit laughs للربيعfor the spring المُقبلِcoming
حَسبوه يَضحك للربيع المُقبلِ
They did not know its secret, so when it wept,
They thought it laughed for joy at the coming spring.
Sol 6.1