مؤذّنcaller to prayer الحبّlove فيamong العشّاقthe lovers نادىcalled out حيcome!
مؤذّن الحبّ في العشّاق نادى حي
هذيthis سليمىSulayma المحاسنthe charms تنجليshine forth فيin الحيthe quarter
هذي سليمى المحاسن تنجلي في الحي
Love's muezzin called out among the lovers: 'Come!'
The love's muezzin called among the lovers: "Come alive!"
This is Sulayma; her charms shine forth in the quarter.
Who dies of love for her, such is alive
منwhoever ماتdied فيin حبّهاlove for her عشقاًout of passion فذاكso that one الحيthe living one
من مات في حبّها عشقاً فذاك الحي
لمdid not يدرknow فيin الحيّthe quarter حالthe state of الموتdeath إلّاexcept الحيthe living one
لم يدر في الحيّ حال الموت إلّا الحي
Whoever died of passion in loving her—that is the living one.
None feels the state of death in life but the alive
None in the quarter knew the state of death except the living one.
Partial English translation: 3 of 4 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1