رسمٌa portrait اليكَto you بعثتُهُI sent it واناand I
رسمٌ اليكَ بعثتُهُ وانا
اهوىI long for لَوif only انَّthat مكانَهُin its place الجسمُthe body
اهوى لَو انَّ مكانَهُ الجسمُ
I sent you a portrait, and I
wish that my body were in its place.
انif كانwas ذلكthat ليسis not يمكننيis possible for me
ان كان ذلك ليس يمكنني
ياoh حبَّذاhow lovely لوif أَنَّنيthat I رسمُa portrait
يا حبَّذا لو أَنَّني رسمُ
If that is not possible for me,
oh, how lovely it would be if I were a portrait!
Sol 6.1