أَلاAh! قاتَلَmay … strike down اللَهُGod الهَوىpassionate love ماhow أَشَدَّهُfierce it is
أَلا قاتَلَ اللَهُ الهَوى ما أَشَدَّهُ
وَأَسرَعَهُand how swift it is لِلمَرءِupon a man وَهوَthough he is جَليدُstout-hearted
وَأَسرَعَهُ لِلمَرءِ وَهوَ جَليدُ
Ah, may God strike love down—how fierce it is!
And how swiftly it overtakes a man, though he is stout-hearted!
دَعانيcalled me الهَوىpassionate love مِنfrom نَحوِهاher direction فَأَجَبتُهُso I answered it
دَعاني الهَوى مِن نَحوِها فَأَجَبتُهُ
فَأَصبَحَso it began بيwith me يَستَنُّgalloping freely حَيثُwherever يُريدُit wills
فَأَصبَحَ بي يَستَنُّ حَيثُ يُريدُ
Love called me from her direction, and I answered it;
So now it gallops away with me wherever it wills.
Sol 6.1