وَلَقَدand indeed لَقيتَyou experienced عَلىat الدُريجَةِal-Durayjah لَيلَةًa night
وَلَقَد لَقيتَ عَلى الدُريجَةِ لَيلَةً
كانَتwas عَليكَfor you أَيامِنًاblessings وَسُعوداand good fortune
كانَت عَليكَ أَيامِنًا وَسُعودا
Indeed, you experienced a night at al-Durayjah
You met me one night on the pathway
That brought you blessings and good fortune.
When you were still mine and joyful.
لاdo not تَغدرَنَّever betray بِوَصلِin the bond with عَزَّةَ‘Azzah بَعدَماafter
لا تَغدرَنَّ بِوَصلِ عَزَّةَ بَعدَما
أَخَذَتshe took عَلَيكَupon you مواثِقًاsolemn pledges وَعُهوداand covenants
أَخَذَت عَلَيكَ مواثِقًا وَعُهودا
Never betray your bond with ‘Azzah, after
Do not betray the love of Aziza after
She exacted solemn pledges and covenants from you.
You made pledges and promises to me.
إِنَّindeed المُحِبَّthe lover إِذاwhen أَحَبَّloves حَبيبَهُhis beloved
إِنَّ المُحِبَّ إِذا أَحَبَّ حَبيبَهُ
صَدَقَis sincere in الصَفاءَpure affection وَأَنجَزَand fulfills الموعوداwhat was promised
صَدَقَ الصَفاءَ وَأَنجَزَ الموعودا
Indeed, when a lover loves his beloved,
When a lover loves his beloved,
He is sincere in his devotion and fulfills what was promised.
He is sincere and fulfills his vows.
اللهGod يَعلَمُknows لوif أَرَدتُI wished زِيادَةًan increase
الله يَعلَمُ لو أَرَدتُ زِيادَةً
فيin حُبِّlove for عَزَّةَ‘Azzah ماnot وَجَدتُI found مَزيداany further increase
في حُبِّ عَزَّةَ ما وَجَدتُ مَزيدا
God knows: if I wished for an increase
God knows, if I wanted more
In my love for ‘Azzah, I would find no more.
Love for Aziza, I'd find no more.
رُهبانُmonks of مَديَنَMidian وَالَّذينَand those whom عَهِدتُهُمI knew them
رُهبانُ مَديَنَ وَالَّذينَ عَهِدتُهُم
يَبكونَthey weep مِنfrom حَذَرِfear of العَذابِtorment قُعوداseated
يَبكونَ مِن حَذَرِ العَذابِ قُعودا
The monks of Midian and those I have known
The monks of Medina, whom I knew
Weeping as they sit for fear of torment—
Stay seated fearing torment.
لوif يَسمَعونَthey hear كَماas سَمِعتُI heard كَلامَهاher speech
لو يَسمَعونَ كَما سَمِعتُ كَلامَها
خَرُّواthey fell لِعَزَّةَto ‘Azzah رُكَّعًاbowing وَسُجوداand prostrating
خَرُّوا لِعَزَّةَ رُكَّعًا وَسُجودا
If they heard her speech as I have heard it,
If they heard her words like I did
Would fall before ‘Azzah, bowing and prostrating.
They'd bow down to Aziza, kneeling in prayer.
وَالمَيتُand the dead man يُنشَرُis raised to life أَنthat تَمَسَّshe touches عِظامَهُhis bones
وَالمَيتُ يُنشَرُ أَن تَمَسَّ عِظامَهُ
مَسًّاa touch وَيَخلُدُand he lives forever أَنthat يِرَاكِhe sees you خُلوداeternally
مَسًّا وَيَخلُدُ أَن يِرَاكِ خُلودا
And the dead man would be raised to life if she touched his bones
And a dead man would spread his bones
With a touch, and live forever if he saw you.
To be touched, and live forever to see you.
Sol 6.1