ياO شادِناyoung gazelle جَرْدَunsheathed مِنfrom لحظِهِhis glance
يا شادِنا جَرْدَ مِن لحظِهِ
سيفاًa sword فلمand did not يُبقِleave بهwith it حَيَّاanyone alive
سيفاً فلم يُبقِ به حَيَّا
O young gazelle who drew from his glance
O our happiness, pluck from an instant
a sword, and with it left no one alive.
A sword, leaving no life with it
اُرددْgive back عليَto me القلبَthe heart منfrom قبلbefore أنthat
اُرددْ عليَ القلبَ من قبل أن
يَعلمَknow خَلْقٌanyone بينَناbetween us شَيّاanything
يَعلمَ خَلْقٌ بينَنا شَيّا
Return my heart to me before
Return to me my heart before
anyone learns anything of what is between us.
People know anything between us
وقلand tell لعينيْكto your two eyes تَرُدُّreturn الَّذيthat which
وقل لعينيْك تَرُدُّ الَّذي
قدalready سَرقتْstole منfrom نومِthe sleep of عَيْنَيّاmy two eyes
قد سَرقتْ من نومِ عَيْنَيّا
And tell your eyes to return what
And tell your eyes to return what
they have stolen from the sleep of my eyes.
They have stolen from the sleep of my eyes
Sol 6.1