وَإنand indeed وَراءَbehind ظَهريmy back ياO اِبنson of لَيلىLayla
وَإن وَراءَ ظَهري يا اِبن لَيلى
أناساًpeople يَنظُرونَthey wait to see مَتىwhen أَؤوبI return
أناساً يَنظُرونَ مَتى أَؤوب
And indeed, behind me, O son of Layla,
are people waiting to see when I will return.
امامَةUmamah مِنهُمamong them وَلمأقييهاand in her two eye-corners
امامَة مِنهُم وَلمأقييها
غداةَon the morning of البَينparting فيin اثريmy wake غَروبtears
غداةَ البَين في اثري غَروب
Umamah is among them; from the corners of her eyes,
on the morning of parting, tears flowed in my wake.
تَرَكتI left بِلادَهاher homeland وَنَأَيتand I went far away عَنهاfrom her
تَرَكت بِلادَها وَنَأَيت عَنها
فَاِشبَهso the closest likeness ماwhat رَأَيتI have seen بهاto her السَلوبthe she-camel bereft of her calf
فَاِشبَه ما رَأَيت بها السَلوب
I left her homeland and went far away from her;
the closest likeness to her I have seen is a she-camel bereft of her calf.
فَاِتبِعso let rejoin بَعضَناsome of us بَعضاًothers فَلَسناfor we are not
فَاِتبِع بَعضَنا بَعضاً فَلَسنا
تَثيبكreward you لكِنbut اللَهَGod المُثيبthe Giver of reward
تَثيبك لكِن اللَهَ المُثيب
So let some of us rejoin the others, for it is not we who
reward you, but God, the Giver of reward.
Sol 6.1