تَعلَقُclings to رَوحيmy soul رَوحَهاher soul قَبلَbefore خَلقِناour creation
تَعلَقُ رَوحي رَوحَها قَبلَ خَلقِنا
وَمِنand from بَعدِafter ماthat (clause marker) كُنّاwe were نِطافاdrops of seed وَفيand in المَهدِthe cradle
وَمِن بَعدِ ما كُنّا نِطافا وَفي المَهدِ
My soul has clung to hers since before our creation,
My soul was attached to her soul before our creation
And after we were drops of seed, and in the cradle.
And after we were but drops and in the cradle
فَزادَso it grew كَماjust as زِدناwe grew فَأَصبَحَand so it became نامِياflourishing
فَزادَ كَما زِدنا فَأَصبَحَ نامِيا
فَلَيسَso it is not وَإِنand even if مُتناwe die بِمُنفَصِمِbroken العَهدِthe bond
فَلَيسَ وَإِن مُتنا بِمُنفَصِمِ العَهدِ
So it grew as we grew, and flourished;
It grew as we grew and became erect
So even if we die, its bond will not be broken.
So it's not severed even if we die
وَلَكِنَّهُbut it باقٍenduring عَلىthrough كُلِّevery حادِثٍevent
وَلَكِنَّهُ باقٍ عَلى كُلِّ حادِثٍ
وَزائِرُناand visits us فيin ظَلمَةِdarkness القَبرِthe grave وَاللَحدِand the burial niche
وَزائِرُنا في ظَلمَةِ القَبرِ وَاللَحدِ
But it endures through all that happens,
Rather, it remains despite every event
And visits us in the darkness of the grave and burial niche.
And visits us in the darkness of the grave and shroud
يَكادُalmost حُبابُbubbles الماءِthe water يَخدِشُscratches جِلدَهاher skin
يَكادُ حُبابُ الماءِ يَخدِشُ جِلدَها
إِذاwhen اِغتَسَلَتshe bathes بِالماءِwith water مِنbecause of رِقَتِdelicacy الجِلدِthe skin
إِذا اِغتَسَلَت بِالماءِ مِن رِقَتِ الجِلدِ
The water's bubbles almost scratch her skin
The raindrops almost scratch her skin
When she bathes in water, because her skin is so delicate.
When she bathes with water, so delicate is her skin
وَإِنِّيَand indeed I أَشتاقُlong إِلىfor ريحِthe scent جَيبِهاher garment's neckline
وَإِنِّيَ أَشتاقُ إِلى ريحِ جَيبِها
كَماjust as اِشتاقَlonged إِدريسُIdris إِلىfor جَنَّةِthe Garden الخُلدِeternity
كَما اِشتاقَ إِدريسُ إِلى جَنَّةِ الخُلدِ
And indeed I long for the scent of her garment's neckline,
And I long for the scent of her bosom
As Idris longed for the Garden of Eternity.
As Idris longed for the eternal Paradise
وَلَوand even if لَبِسَتshe wore ثَوباًa garment مِنَof الوَردِroses خالِصاًentirely
وَلَو لَبِسَت ثَوباً مِنَ الوَردِ خالِصاً
لَخَدَّشَwould surely scratch مِنهاof her جِلدَهاher skin وَرَقُpetals الوَردِroses
لَخَدَّشَ مِنها جِلدَها وَرَقُ الوَردِ
And even if she wore a garment made wholly of roses,
If she wore a dress of pure roses
The rose petals would surely scratch her skin.
It would scratch her skin and the rose petals
يُثَقِّلُهاweighs her down لُبسُwearing الحَريرِsilk لِلينِهاbecause of her softness
يُثَقِّلُها لُبسُ الحَريرِ لِلينِها
وَتَشكوand she complains إِلىto جاراتِهاher female neighbors ثِقَلَthe weight العِقدِthe necklace
وَتَشكو إِلى جاراتِها ثِقَلَ العِقدِ
Wearing silk weighs her down, so delicate is she,
The silk garment weighs heavily on her for her tenderness
And she complains to her neighbors of the necklace's weight.
And she complains to her neighbors of the weight of the necklace
وَأَرحَمُand I pity خَدَّيهاher two cheeks إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle لَحَظتُهاI glance at her
وَأَرحَمُ خَدَّيها إِذا ما لَحَظتُها
حِذاراًfor fear لِلَحظيof my glance أَنthat يُؤَثِّرَleaves a mark فيon الخَدِّthe cheek
حِذاراً لِلَحظي أَن يُؤَثِّرَ في الخَدِّ
And I pity her cheeks whenever I glance at her,
And I have mercy on her cheeks when I glimpse them
For fear that my glance might leave a mark on her cheek.
Lest my glance affect her cheek
Sol 6.1