وقفةa pause ثمthen عتابreproach
وقفة ثم عتاب
وسؤالand a question وجوابand an answer
وسؤال وجواب
A pause, then reproach,
A pause, then reproach
and a question and an answer.
A question and an answer
ماwhy لليلىwith Layla اليومtoday غصبيangry (likely intended: غضبى)
ما لليلى اليوم غصبي
قارصbiting منهاfrom her الخطابthe speech
قارص منها الخطاب
Why is Layla angry today?
Why is Layla avoiding me today?
Her speech is biting.
Her words are few and terse
ألهاdoes she have عنديwith me دينa debt
ألها عندي دين
امor لهاshe has عنديwith me حسابan account
ام لها عندي حساب
Do I owe her a debt,
Do I owe her something?
or does she have an account with me?
Or does she owe me?
سبلpaths العيشof life اماميbefore me
سبل العيش امامي
اينماwherever سرتI went رحابspacious
اينما سرت رحاب
The paths of life before me
The paths of life stretch before me
are wide wherever I go.
Wherever I go, horizons unfold
زودينيprovide me with قبلةa kiss مِنfrom
زوديني قبلة مِن
كِyou (feminine) فقدfor indeed حانhas come الذهابthe departure
كِ فقد حان الذهاب
Give me a kiss from
Give me a kiss before I go
you, for the time to leave has come.
For it is time to depart
اناI ماليI have no بعدafter انthat اذbeginning of أذهب ('I depart')
انا مالي بعد ان اذ
هبcompletion of أذهب ('I depart') ياO ليلىLayla ايابa return
هب يا ليلى اياب
For me, after I de-
I have nothing left after I
part, O Layla, there is no return.
Go, O Layla, come back
عندwith عصفوركyour sparrow ياO
عند عصفورك يا
ليلىLayla اغاريدsongs عذابsweet
ليلى اغاريد عذاب
Your sparrow has, O
Your little bird, O Layla
Layla, sweet songs.
Sings songs of torment
Sol 6.1