حَلَفتُI swore لَهاto her بِالمَشعَرَينِby the two sacred sites وَزَمزَمٍand by Zamzam
حَلَفتُ لَها بِالمَشعَرَينِ وَزَمزَمٍ
وَذوand the Lord of العَرشِthe Throne فَوقَabove المُقسِمينَthose swearing oaths رَقيبُa watcher
وَذو العَرشِ فَوقَ المُقسِمينَ رَقيبُ
I swore to her by the two sacred sites and Zamzam,
I swore to her by al-Mash'arayn and Zamzam,
And the Lord of the Throne watches over those who swear:
And He who presides over the Throne, watching over the swearers.
لَئِنif indeed كانَis بَردُthe coolness الماءِof water حَرّانَparched صادِياًthirsty
لَئِن كانَ بَردُ الماءِ حَرّانَ صادِياً
إِلَيَّto me حَبيباًdear إِنَّهاindeed she لَحَبيبُis surely dear
إِلَيَّ حَبيباً إِنَّها لَحَبيبُ
If the coolness of water, when I am parched and thirsty,
If the coolness of water running to me, ardently,
Is dear to me, then surely she is dear.
as a lover, were truly a lover, she would be my beloved!
وَإِنّيand indeed I لَآتيهاsurely come to her وَفيand in النَفسِthe soul هَجرُهاforsaking her
وَإِنّي لَآتيها وَفي النَفسِ هَجرُها
بَتاتاًirrevocably لِأُخرىuntil the end of الدَهرِtime أَوor لِتُثيبُso she may reward
بَتاتاً لِأُخرى الدَهرِ أَو لِتُثيبُ
And indeed I come to her, intending in my soul to forsake her,
And though I go to her, with lingering in my soul,
For good, till the end of time—or to have her reward me.
putting off all others, or wedding anew,
فَماbut not هُوَit إِلّاexcept أَنthat أَراهاI see her فَجاءَةًsuddenly
فَما هُوَ إِلّا أَن أَراها فَجاءَةً
فَأُبهَتُthen I am dumbfounded حَتّىto the point that ماnot أَكادُI almost أُجيبُI reply
فَأُبهَتُ حَتّى ما أَكادُ أُجيبُ
Yet no sooner do I see her unexpectedly
It is only that when I see her suddenly,
Than I am dumbfounded, scarcely able to reply.
I am struck dumb, unable to respond.
Sol 6.1