صادتcaptured فؤاديmy heart غادةa graceful young woman
صادت فؤادي غادة
حليلةwife للسائقof the driver
حليلة للسائق
A graceful young woman captured my heart,
My heart pines for Ghada
The driver's wife.
My frail love for the driver
ليI have فيin هواهاlove for her باعثa motive
لي في هواها باعث
واخيفتيoh, my fear منof عائقan obstacle
واخيفتي من عائق
I have a reason for loving her,
Her love awakens me
Oh, how I fear an obstacle!
Though barriers make me wary
وتمارضتand she feigned illness لأزورهاso I might visit her
وتمارضت لأزورها
فيin البيتthe house بضعa few دقائقminutes
في البيت بضع دقائق
And she feigned illness so I might visit her
I feigned illness to visit her
In the house for a few minutes.
For a few minutes at home
حارwas bewildered الحجاreason فيin وصفهاdescribing her
حار الحجا في وصفها
سبحانهglory be to Him منas a خالقcreator
سبحانه من خالق
Reason was at a loss to describe her.
The pilgrim struggled to describe her
Glory be to Him—what a Creator!
Glory to the Creator
هلis there? فيin الوصالunion with the beloved طريقةa way
هل في الوصال طريقة
للمستهامfor the lovesick one العاشقthe lover
للمستهام العاشق
Is there a way to union
Is there a way for an ardent lover
For the lovesick lover?
To attain union?
Sol 6.1