إِذاwhenever ذُكِرَتis mentioned لُبنىLubna تَأَوَّهَhe groans وَاِشتَكىand laments
إِذا ذُكِرَت لُبنى تَأَوَّهَ وَاِشتَكى
تَأَوُّهَthe groaning of مَحمومٍa fevered man عَلَيهِupon him البَلابِلُanguish
تَأَوُّهَ مَحمومٍ عَلَيهِ البَلابِلُ
Whenever Lubna is mentioned, he groans and laments,
With the groaning of a fevered man beset by anguish.
يَبيتُhe passes the night وَيُضحيand passes the morning تَحتَbeneath ظِلِّthe shadow of مَنيَّةٍdeath
يَبيتُ وَيُضحي تَحتَ ظِلِّ مَنيَّةٍ
بِهِin him رَمَقٌa last breath تُبكيweep عَلَيهِover him القَبائِلُthe tribes
بِهِ رَمَقٌ تُبكي عَلَيهِ القَبائِلُ
He passes night and morning beneath the shadow of death,
A last breath lingering in him, while the tribes weep over him.
قَتيلٌa victim لِلُبنىof Lubna صَدَّعَhas shattered الحُبُّlove قَلبَهُhis heart
قَتيلٌ لِلُبنى صَدَّعَ الحُبُّ قَلبَهُ
وَفيand in الحُبِّlove شَغلٌa preoccupation لِلمُحِبّينَfor lovers شاغِلُall-consuming
وَفي الحُبِّ شَغلٌ لِلمُحِبّينَ شاغِلُ
A victim of Lubna—love has shattered his heart;
And in love there is an all-consuming preoccupation for lovers.
Sol 6.1