ياO آلhouse of عَوفٍAwf أنجدواcome to the aid of الصّبَّاthe lovesick one
يا آل عَوفٍ أنجدوا الصّبَّا
ولطالماand how often فرَّجتمُyou have relieved الكَرْباdistress
ولطالما فرَّجتمُ الكَرْبا
O house of Awf, come to the lovesick one's aid!
And how often you have relieved distress!
كانwas ابتداءthe beginning أخيكُمُof your brother مِقَةًlove
كان ابتداء أخيكُمُ مِقَةً
ثمthen استحالتit turned into بعدَafter ذاthat حَرباwar
ثم استحالت بعدَ ذا حَربا
Your brother's beginning was love;
Then, after that, it turned to war.
كُفُّواrestrain ظباءًgazelles فيin مَسارحكمyour pastures
كُفُّوا ظباءً في مَسارحكم
تَسبىtake captives إذاwhen غُزيتْare raided ولاand not تُسْبَىare taken captive
تَسبى إذا غُزيتْ ولا تُسْبَى
Restrain the gazelles in your pastures
That take captives when raided, but are not taken captive.
وخذواand take يدىmy hand اليمنَىthe right معاهِدةًpledging
وخذوا يدى اليمنَى معاهِدةً
أنthat لاnot تعاوِدreturn to مقلتىmy eye الحُبَّاlove
أن لا تعاوِد مقلتى الحُبَّا
And take my right hand as it pledges
That my eye shall not return to love.
قالواthey said حلَلناwe have unfastened عنهُfrom him رِبقَتَهُhis halter
قالوا حلَلنا عنهُ رِبقَتَهُ
صدقَواthey spoke truly وشَدّواand they bound العينَthe eye والقلباand the heart
صدقَوا وشَدّوا العينَ والقلبا
They said, 'We have released him from his halter.'
They spoke truly—and bound the eye and the heart.
Sol 6.1