بِالرُّوحwith the soul منِّيof mine أفتَدِيI ransom
بِالرُّوح منِّي أفتَدِي
عَبدَAbd (servant of) العزِيزal-Aziz (the Mighty) سيِّديmy lord
عَبدَ العزِيز سيِّدي
With my own soul I would ransom
With my soul I ransom
Abd al-Aziz, my lord,
Abdul Aziz, my master
ذاكthat one المُهَفهَفthe slender-waisted one الذِيwho
ذاك المُهَفهَف الذِي
أضنَىhas wasted هوَاهlove for him جَسَدِيmy body
أضنَى هوَاه جَسَدِي
That slender-waisted one whose
He who has wasted away my body
Love has wasted my body.
With his passionate love
إِنif متُّI die فيin غَرامِهpassion for him
إِن متُّ في غَرامِه
لاdo not تَطلُبوهpursue him قَوَدِيretribution for my death
لا تَطلُبوه قَوَدِي
If I die of love for him,
If I die of love for him
Do not pursue him in vengeance for my death.
Do not seek my murderer
قَوَامُهhis stature وخدُّهand his cheek
قَوَامُه وخدُّه
غُصنٌa branch بهon it ورَدٌa rose نَدِيdewy
غُصنٌ به ورَدٌ نَدِي
His stature and his cheek
His stature and cheek
Are a branch bearing a dewy rose.
Are a branch with a tender rose
عبدُAbd (servant of) العزيزal-Aziz (the Mighty) جِيدُهhis neck
عبدُ العزيز جِيدُه
جِيدُthe neck of الغزَالthe gazelle الأَغيَدِthe graceful
جِيدُ الغزَال الأَغيَدِ
Abd al-Aziz—his neck
Abdul Aziz’s neck
Is the neck of a graceful gazelle.
Is the neck of a beautiful gazelle
عبدAbd (servant of) العزيزal-Aziz (the Mighty) قدُّهhis figure
عبد العزيز قدُّه
قدُّthe figure of القَضيبِthe slender branch الأملَدِthe supple
قدُّ القَضيبِ الأملَدِ
Abd al-Aziz—his figure
Abdul Aziz’s stature
Is that of a supple branch.
Is like a straight spear
عبدAbd (servant of) العزيزal-Aziz (the Mighty) وَجهُهhis face
عبد العزيز وَجهُه
يُنيرُshines مثلَlike الفرقَدِFarqad, a northern star
يُنيرُ مثلَ الفرقَدِ
Abd al-Aziz—his face
Abdul Aziz’s face
Shines like Farqad.
Shines like the full moon
عبدُAbd (servant of) العزيزِal-Aziz (the Mighty) ريقُهhis saliva
عبدُ العزيزِ ريقُه
إنif كانit is عذباsweet بَارِداcool
إن كان عذبا بَارِدا
Abd al-Aziz—his saliva,
Abdul Aziz’s saliva
If it is sweet and cool,
If it is fresh and cold
فَهُوthen it is ذوبُthe melt of البَرَدِhail
فَهُو ذوبُ البَرَدِ
عبدAbd (servant of) العزيزِal-Aziz (the Mighty) أفتديI ransom
عبد العزيزِ أفتدي
Then it is melted hail.
It melts the ice
Abd al-Aziz I would ransom
With Abdul Aziz I ransom myself
بماwith what بهwith it لاnot أفتَدِيI ransom
بما به لا أفتَدِي
With what I would not give in ransom.
With what I have no ransom
Sol 6.1