غَنّىsang عَلىto القانونِthe qanun (zither) إِذas رَصَدwatched for الصّباṢabā (musical mode; east wind)
غَنّى عَلى القانونِ إِذ رَصَد الصّبا
وَنَحاand made for الحِجازَHijaz (region and musical mode) فَمالَthen turned نَحوَtoward عِراقِIraq (region and musical mode)
وَنَحا الحِجازَ فَمالَ نَحوَ عِراقِ
He sang to the qanun as he watched for Ṣabā,
Singing of law when north wind blew
And made for Hijaz, then turned toward Iraq.
And veered towards Iraq from Hijaz hills
وَعَلَيهِand upon it حَطَّlaid بَنانهُhis fingertips فَتَناثَرَتthen scattered
وَعَلَيهِ حَطَّ بَنانهُ فَتَناثَرَت
مُقَلٌeyes وَأَرواحٌand souls مِنَof العُشّاقِthe lovers
مُقَلٌ وَأَرواحٌ مِنَ العُشّاقِ
Upon it he laid his fingertips, and scattered were
He pitched there his tents that dispersed
The eyes and souls of lovers.
Abodes and souls of lovers
Sol 6.1