أَلاLo! طَرَقَتcame by night مِنfrom آلِthe kin of نَذرَةَNadhra طارِقَهa night visitor
أَلا طَرَقَت مِن آلِ نَذرَةَ طارِقَه
عَلىdespite أَنَّهاthat she is مَعشوقَةُbeloved الدَلِّcoquetry عاشِقَهin love
عَلى أَنَّها مَعشوقَةُ الدَلِّ عاشِقَه
Lo, a night visitor came from Nadhra's kin,
Though beloved for her coquetry, she herself is in love.
تَسَدَّتshe came by night وَعَينُand Ayn السوسِal-Sus بَينيbetween me وَبَينَهاand between her
تَسَدَّت وَعَينُ السوسِ بَيني وَبَينَها
وَرُزداقُand the district of سولافٍSulaf حَمَتهُguarded it الأَزارِقَهthe Azariqa
وَرُزداقُ سولافٍ حَمَتهُ الأَزارِقَه
She came by night, though Ayn al-Sus lay between me and her,
And the district of Sulaf, which the Azariqa guarded.
إِذاwhenever نَحنُwe شِئناwe wished ضارَبَتناfought us كَتيبَةٌa battalion
إِذا نَحنُ شِئنا ضارَبَتنا كَتيبَةٌ
حَرورِيَّةٌHarurite أَمسَتhad become مِنَfrom الدينِthe faith مارِقَهrenegade
حَرورِيَّةٌ أَمسَت مِنَ الدينِ مارِقَه
Whenever we chose, a battalion fought us—
A Harurite one that had fallen away from the faith.
أَجازَتshe crossed إِلَيَّto me العَسكَرَينِthe two armies كِلَيهِماboth of them
أَجازَت إِلَيَّ العَسكَرَينِ كِلَيهِما
فَأَضحَتso she became وَهيَwhile she was دونَbeneath اللِحافِthe coverlet مُعانِقَهembracing
فَأَضحَت وَهيَ دونَ اللِحافِ مُعانِقَه
She crossed both armies to reach me,
Then lay beneath the coverlet, embracing me.
Sol 6.1