ياO شَمعَةًcandle لَيسَتdoes not تُشابِهُنيresemble me
يا شَمعَةً لَيسَت تُشابِهُني
إِذas; since كلّناboth of us قَدalready ذابَmelted وَاِحتَرقاand burned
إِذ كلّنا قَد ذابَ وَاِحتَرقا
O candle that does not resemble me,
though we have both melted and burned:
يَبقىremains لَهاfor her رَمَقٌa breath of life إِذاwhen اِحتَرَقَتshe burns
يَبقى لَها رَمَقٌ إِذا اِحتَرَقَت
لَكِنّنيbut I قَدalready صِرتُhave become لاwithout رَمَقاa breath of life
لَكِنّني قَد صِرتُ لا رَمَقا
a breath of life remains in her when she burns,
but I am left without a breath of life.
Sol 6.1