قمarise زفّescort as a bride بنتdaughter ألحانmelodies بالألحانwith melodies
قم زفّ بنت ألحان بالألحان
مرحىhurrah! إلىto الإنشادthe singing بلnay مرحانtwo hurrahs
مرحى إلى الإنشاد بل مرحان
Arise, lead the daughter of melodies in bridal procession, with melodies.
Dance, daughter of melodies, with melodies,
Hurrah for the singing—nay, two hurrahs!
Joyfully, to singing - nay, joy itself.
أينwhere الظباthe gazelles منcompared with ظبيةgazelle القصرthe palace التيwho
أين الظبا من ظبية القصر التي
منهاbecause of her ازدرىscorned بخورنقat Khawarnaq النعمانal-Nu'man
منها ازدرى بخورنق النعمان
How can the gazelles compare with the palace's gazelle, who
Where are the gazelles from the palace doe
Made al-Nu'man's Khawarnaq an object of scorn?
Who scorned Nu'man's palace as mean?
روحانtwo souls ليmine هذيthis الفتاةthe girl وأختهاand her sister
روحان لي هذي الفتاة وأختها
بينbetween الضلوعthe ribs فمنso who لهhe has روحانtwo souls
بين الضلوع فمن له روحان
Two souls are mine: this girl and her sister,
Two spirits for me are this girl and her sister -
Within my ribs—who, then, has two souls?
In my heart. Who has two spirits?
كلeveryone يسميهاcalls her الحبيبةthe beloved إنماbut
كل يسميها الحبيبة إنما
قيسQays الحبيبةthe beloved واحدone لاnot اثنانtwo
قيس الحبيبة واحد لا اثنان
Everyone calls her the beloved, but
Each calls her 'my love', but
The beloved's Qays is one, not two.
Qays has one love, not two.
Sol 6.1