قَدindeed ثَبَتَbecame fixed الخاتَمُthe ring فيon خُنصَريmy little finger
قَد ثَبَتَ الخاتَمُ في خُنصَري
إِذwhen جاءَنيcame to me مِنكِfrom you تَجَنّيكِyour baseless reproaches
إِذ جاءَني مِنكِ تَجَنّيكِ
The ring has become fixed on my little finger,
The ring is now set in my nose
when your baseless reproaches came to me.
Since your reprimand came to me
حَرَّمتُI forbade myself شُربَdrinking الراحِwine إِذwhen عِفتِهاyou shunned it
حَرَّمتُ شُربَ الراحِ إِذ عِفتِها
فَلَستُso I am not فيin شَيءٍanything أُعاصيكِI disobey you
فَلَستُ في شَيءٍ أُعاصيكِ
I forbade myself to drink wine when you shunned it,
I've forbidden myself wine though I crave it
so I disobey you in nothing.
So in nothing do I disobey you
فَلَوso, if تَطَوَّعَتِyou willingly obliged لَعَوَّضتِنيyou would compensate me
فَلَو تَطَوَّعَتِ لَعَوَّضتِني
مِنهُin place of it رُضابَsweet moisture الريقِof saliva مِنfrom فيكِyour mouth
مِنهُ رُضابَ الريقِ مِن فيكِ
So, if you were willing, you would compensate me
If only you would be so kind
with the sweet saliva from your mouth in its place.
As to let me wet my throat with your saliva
فَياand oh لَهاfor it عِندِيَto me مِنof نِعمَةٍa blessing
فَيا لَها عِندِيَ مِن نِعمَةٍ
لَستُI am not بِهاfor it ماas long as عِشتُI live أَجزيكِI repay you
لَستُ بِها ما عِشتُ أَجزيكِ
And oh, what a blessing that would be to me!
What a great blessing you are to me
I could never repay you for it as long as I live.
As long as I live, I cannot repay you
ياO زَينَباًZaynab قَدindeed أَرَّقَتshe has kept sleepless مُقلَتيmy eye
يا زَينَباً قَد أَرَّقَت مُقلَتي
أَمتَعَنيmay grant me enjoyment اللَهُGod بِحَبيكِin your love (uncertain reading)
أَمتَعَني اللَهُ بِحَبيكِ
O Zaynab, who has kept my eye sleepless,
O Zainab, you have deprived me of sleep
may God grant me delight in your love.
May God allow me to enjoy your love
Sol 6.1