بِروحِيَwith my soul as ransom الغادَةُthe graceful maiden الحَسناءُthe beautiful ليfor me سَحَرتshe bewitched
بِروحِيَ الغادَةُ الحَسناءُ لي سَحَرت
فَفَرّقتso she separated بَينَbetween ناسوتيmy human nature وَلاهوتيand my divine nature
فَفَرّقت بَينَ ناسوتي وَلاهوتي
My soul be ransom for the beautiful maiden who bewitched me,
and parted my human nature from my divine nature.
فَلَمand not تَكُنwere مُقلَتاهاher two eyes غيرَother than بابلBabylon ماnot
فَلَم تَكُن مُقلَتاها غيرَ بابل ما
لَحظاهُماtheir two glances غَيرother than هاروتٍHarut وماروتِand Marut
لَحظاهُما غَير هاروتٍ وماروتِ
Her two eyes were nothing but Babylon;
their glances were none other than Harut and Marut.
Sol 6.1