فَلَوso, if زُرتُI visited بَيتَthe House of اللَهَGod ثُمَّthen رَأَيتُهاI saw her
فَلَو زُرتُ بَيتَ اللَهَ ثُمَّ رَأَيتُها
بِأَبوابِهِat its gates حَيثُwhere اِستَجارَتsought sanctuary حَمامُهاits doves
بِأَبوابِهِ حَيثُ اِستَجارَت حَمامُها
And were I to visit the House of God and then see her
Had I visited God's house and then saw her
at its gates, where its doves sought sanctuary,
At its doors where its doves took refuge
لَمَسَّتwould touch ثِيابيmy clothes إِنif قَدِرتُI could ثِيابَهاher clothes
لَمَسَّت ثِيابي إِن قَدِرتُ ثِيابَها
وَلَمand not يَنهَنيdeter me عَنfrom مَسِّهِنَّtouching them حَرامُهاits sanctity
وَلَم يَنهَني عَن مَسِّهِنَّ حَرامُها
my clothes would touch hers, if I could,
Her clothes would have touched mine if I could reach her clothes
and its sanctity would not keep me from touching them.
And its sanctity would not have prevented me from touching them
وَلَوand if شَهِدَتنيshe was with me حينَwhen تَحضُرُapproaches ميتَتيmy death
وَلَو شَهِدَتني حينَ تَحضُرُ ميتَتي
جَلاwould dispel سَكَراتِthe agonies of المَوتِdeath عَنّيfrom me كَلامُهاher words
جَلا سَكَراتِ المَوتِ عَنّي كَلامُها
And were she with me when my death approached,
And had she attended my death when the intoxications of death
her words would dispel from me the agonies of death.
Rendered me speechless
كَذَلِكَso ماan emphatic particle كانَwere المُحِبّونَthe lovers قَبلَناbefore us
كَذَلِكَ ما كانَ المُحِبّونَ قَبلَنا
إِذاwhen ماتَdied مَوتاهاtheir dead تُزاوَرَvisited one another هامُهاtheir soul-birds
إِذا ماتَ مَوتاها تُزاوَرَ هامُها
So it was with lovers before us:
The lovers before us were like that
when they died, their soul-birds would visit one another.
When she died, her passions haunted them
فَياso, oh لَيتَناwould that we نَحياmight live جَميعاًtogether فَإِنand if نَمُتwe die
فَيا لَيتَنا نَحيا جَميعاً فَإِن نَمُت
تُجاوِرُwould lie beside فيamong الهَلكىthe dead عِظاميmy bones عِظامُهاher bones
تُجاوِرُ في الهَلكى عِظامي عِظامُها
Oh, would that we might live together—and if we die,
I wish we could live together, for if I die
her bones would lie beside mine among the dead.
My bones will lie beside her bones in the grave
وَفيand among الظَعنِthe departing women بَيضاءُwhite العَوارِضِthe side teeth طَفلَةٌtender-skinned
وَفي الظَعنِ بَيضاءُ العَوارِضِ طَفلَةٌ
مُنَعَّمَةٌpampered يَسبيcaptivates الحَليمَthe self-possessed اِبتِسامُهاher smile
مُنَعَّمَةٌ يَسبي الحَليمَ اِبتِسامُها
And among the departing women is a tender maiden with white teeth,
In the enclosure, a fair-faced child
pampered, whose smile captivates the self-possessed.
Alluring, whose smile captivates the forbearing
إِذاwhen سُمتُهاI asked her for التَقبيلَkissing صَدَّتshe drew back وَأَعرَضَتand she turned away
إِذا سُمتُها التَقبيلَ صَدَّت وَأَعرَضَت
صُدودَthe shying away of شَموسِa restive one الخَيلِthe horses صَلَّrang لِجامُهاits bridle
صُدودَ شَموسِ الخَيلِ صَلَّ لِجامُها
When I asked her for a kiss, she drew back and turned away,
If I moved to kiss her she would turn away
like a restive horse shying away, its bridle ringing.
Like the shy rising sun, though her bridle rang
وَعَضَّتand she bit عَلىon إِبهامِهاher thumb ثُمَّthen أَومَأَتshe gestured
وَعَضَّت عَلى إِبهامِها ثُمَّ أَومَأَت
أَخافُI fear عُيوناًwatchful eyes أَنlest تَهُبَّawaken نِيامُهاtheir sleeping ones
أَخافُ عُيوناً أَن تَهُبَّ نِيامُها
And she bit her thumb, then gestured:
She bit her thumb, then signaled with her eyes
"I fear watchful eyes, lest the sleeping ones awaken."
"I fear eyes will steal my sleep"
Sol 6.1