عَلىat العَقيقal-ʿAqīq اِجتَمَعناwe gathered
عَلى العَقيق اِجتَمَعنا
نَحنُwe وَسودُand the dark العيونِeyes
نَحنُ وَسودُ العيونِ
At al-ʿAqīq we gathered,
At al-'Aqiq we met,
we and the dark-eyed ones.
Myself and those with dark eyes.
أَظنّI think مَجنونَMajnun لَيلىLayla
أَظنّ مَجنونَ لَيلى
ماnot جنّwent mad بَعضَa fraction of جُنونيmy madness
ما جنّ بَعضَ جُنوني
I think Majnun of Layla
I think Layla's mad lover
was not even a fraction as mad as I.
Is no madder than I.
إِنif مُتّI die وَجداًof longing عَلَيهمfor them
إِن مُتّ وَجداً عَلَيهم
بِأَدمُعيwith my tears غَسَلونيwash me
بِأَدمُعي غَسَلوني
If I die of longing for them,
Should I die, and they find me,
wash me with my tears.
With my tears they'll bathe me.
نوحواlament عَلَيَّover me وَقُولواand say
نوحوا عَلَيَّ وَقُولوا
هَذاthis قَتيلone slain العُيونِthe eyes
هَذا قَتيل العُيونِ
Lament over me and say:
Weep for me and say,
“This is one slain by eyes.”
"This was slain by eyes."
أَياO عُيونيmy eyes عيونيmy eyes
أَيا عُيوني عيوني
وَياand O جُفونيmy eyelids جَفونيthey forsook me
وَيا جُفوني جَفوني
O my eyes, my eyes!
Oh, my eyes! My eyes!
And O my eyelids—they have forsaken me!
And oh, my eyelids! My eyelids!
فَياso O فُؤاديmy heart تَصبّرbe patient
فَيا فُؤادي تَصبّر
عَلىwith الَّذيwho فارَقونيthey parted from me
عَلى الَّذي فارَقوني
So, O my heart, be patient
So my heart, be patient
with those who have parted from me.
With those who left me.
Sol 6.1