ماwhy منعيَbarring me ياO قَومُpeople وَماذاand why الحِقدُthe rancor
ما منعيَ يا قَومُ وَماذا الحِقدُ
ماnot ساغَwas palatable سِوىexcept رُضابِهاher saliva ليfor me وِردُa draught
ما ساغَ سِوى رُضابِها لي وِردُ
What has held me back, O my people—and why this rancor?
Why am I barred, O people, and why this rancor?
No rose tasted sweet to me save the nectar of her lips.
No draught has been palatable to me save her saliva.
كَمhow often قُلتُI said وَعَنand revealing عقدa necklace لآلٍof pearls ضحكتshe laughed
كَم قُلتُ وَعَن عقد لآلٍ ضحكت
لاmay not زالَcease عَلىin اِنتِظامهits orderly arrangement ذاthis العقدُthe necklace
لا زالَ عَلى اِنتِظامه ذا العقدُ
How often, as her smile revealed a string of pearls, I said:
How often I said, as she laughed, revealing a necklace of pearls:
May this necklace never cease to be so perfectly strung.
May this necklace remain forever neatly strung.
Sol 6.1