هناكmay it be sweet to you طعمthe taste of النومsleep ياO راقدsleeper
هناك طعم النوم يا راقد
ونمand sleep بملأىto the fullness of طرفكyour eye الهاجدslumbering
ونم بملأى طرفك الهاجد
May the taste of sleep be sweet to you, O sleeper,
And sleep to your slumbering eye's content.
فلمfor … has not تذقtasted عينيmy eye لذيذthe sweetness of الكرىslumber
فلم تذق عيني لذيذ الكرى
مذsince غبتyou went away فالدمعso tears لهاfor it شاهدa witness
مذ غبت فالدمع لها شاهد
For my eye has not tasted the sweetness of slumber
Since you left; its tears bear witness.
لمنto whom فداكmay it ransom you القلبthe heart خلفتهyou left it behind
لمن فداك القلب خلفته
يرثيfeels pity لهfor it الصادرwhoever departs والواردand whoever arrives
يرثي له الصادر والوارد
To whom—may my heart be your ransom—have you left it,
Pitied by all who come and go?
يحنit yearns منfrom شوقٍlonging شديدٍintense كماjust as
يحن من شوقٍ شديدٍ كما
حنَّyearned إلىfor واحدهِhis only child والدa father
حنَّ إلى واحدهِ والد
It yearns with intense longing, just as
A father yearns for his only child.
Sol 6.1