أترقدَنwill you sleep? مستأسِراa captive
أترقدَن مستأسِرا
وبينكنَّand among you women ساهراawake; sleepless
وبينكنَّ ساهرا
Will you sleep while a captive
lies awake among you?
فنمso sleep فهناكَfor there الكََرىslumber
فنم فهناكَ الكََرى
وإنand even if تكُنyou are ليtoward me هاجِراforsaking
وإن تكُن لي هاجِرا
Then sleep, for slumber is there,
even if you forsake me.
ماnot ترحمنَّyou show pity المستهاthe love-stricken one (continued)
ما ترحمنَّ المستها
مَcompletes 'the love-stricken one' ياO مشوقاًone who stirs longing ناصِراa helper
مَ يا مشوقاً ناصِرا
You show no pity to the love-stricken
one, O longing-stirring helper.
ملكتyou possessed ياO ذاyou there قلبهhis heart
ملكت يا ذا قلبه
فأعدلنَّso do be just الفاتِراthe languishing one
فأعدلنَّ الفاتِرا
You have possessed his heart, O you,
so deal justly with the languishing one.
Sol 6.1